Enlightenment Quiz

This organization had the most control over the lives of people during the Middle Ages

• Monarchs

• Catholic Church

• Nobles

• Peasants

What was NOT one change that came about as a result of the Enlightenment?

• People demanded change

• Monarchs kept absolute power

• Scientific discoveries

• Man, not God, was the center of the world.

Increased book production during the Enlightenment led to:

• Paper shortage in Europe

• Sea shanties being printed on paper

• Slaves learning how to read

• Increased literacy rates

Where did Enlightenment thinkers NOT go to debate and discuss their ideas?

• Cities

• Coffee houses

• Salons

• Ships

John Locke is best known for:

• Natural Rights (life, liberty, property)

• Separation of Powers (three branches of government)

• Social Contract Theory

• Freedom of Expression

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was best known for:

• Natural Rights (life, liberty, property)

• Separation of Power (three branches of government)

• Social Contract Theory

• Freedom of Expression

Baron de Montesquieu believed that the three branches of government that should help separate powers should be the:

• Parliament, Judiciary, Executive branches

• Judiciary, Legislative, Executive branches

• Parliament, Legislative, Executive branches

• Judiciary, Parliament, Legislative branches

According to Montesquieu, when is "political liberty" found in a government?

• When there is no abuse of power

• When power is abused

• If given power, man will aim to gain more of it

• When monarchs take over peoples' natural rights.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that the social contract guaranteed:

• The government and the people will follow the laws created

• Equal rights

• Freedom of Expression

• The Encyclopedie was available all over Europe

Which of the following groups benefited from the Enlightenment?

• Supporters of Slavery

• Monarchs

• Women