Enlightenment/Absolutism Review

Which philosopher wrote Leviathon?

• Wollstonecraft

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Jefferson

Which philosopher believed people had three natural rights: life, liberty, property?

• Wollstonecraft

• Jefferson

• Hobbes

• Locke

Which philosopher wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Wollstonecraft

• Jefferson

• Locke

• Hobbes

Which philosopher argued women are not inferior to men?

• Wollstonecraft

• Jefferson

• Hobbes

• Locke

Which philosopher argued for separation of powers into executive, judicial, and legislative branches and for system of checks and balances?

• Locke

• Diderot

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

What is absolutism?

Answer explanation

A political system in which a single ruler has unrestricted power

Which ruler tried to suppress Martin Luther with the Edict of Nantes?

• Charles V

• Phillip II

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV

Which ruler tried to invade England to restore Catholicism but failed?

• Charles V

• Phillip II

• Henry VII

• Louis XIV

Which ruler referred to himself as the "Sun King"?

• Charles V

• Phillip II

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV

Which ruler built the Palace of Versailles and forced the nobility to live there?

• Charles V

• Phillip II

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV