Enlightenment Philosophers Quiz
Authored by Todd Sundstrom
Philosophy
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which philosopher believed in the separation of powers and the importance of checks and balances in government?
Rousseau
Locke
Hobbes
Montesquieu
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which philosopher believed that natural rights included life, liberty, and property
Rousseau
Locke
Hobbes
Montesquieu
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote the book 'The Social Contract' and believed in the idea of a general will?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Karl Marx
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which philosopher believed that humans are naturally selfish and that an absolute monarchy is the best form of government?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Karl Marx
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote the book 'Leviathan' and believed that without government, life would be 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Karl Marx
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which philosopher believed that the power of government should be divided into three branches to prevent tyranny?
Montesquieu
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who argued that people are born with natural rights and that government exists to protect those rights?
Karl Marx
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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