The Enlightenment Quiz

The Enlightenment Quiz

8th Grade

9 Qs

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The Enlightenment Quiz

The Enlightenment Quiz

Assessment

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History

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is considered the father of the Enlightenment?

Thomas Jefferson

Leonardo da Vinci

Voltaire

Isaac Newton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which philosopher believed in the separation of powers in government?

Rousseau

Hobbes

Montesquieu

Locke

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which philosopher argued for the freedom of speech and religion?

John Locke

Karl Marx

Socrates

Friedrich Nietzsche

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote 'The Social Contract'?

John Locke

Immanuel Kant

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Voltaire

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in the idea of tabula rasa?

Immanuel Kant

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

John Locke

Thomas Hobbes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment philosopher is known for his work 'Candide'?

Rousseau

Voltaire

Locke

Hume

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment philosopher is known for his work 'Encyclopedia'?

Denis Diderot

Immanuel Kant

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which scientific advancement during the Enlightenment is credited to Isaac Newton?

laws of motion and universal gravitation

theory of relativity

invention of the microscope

discovery of electricity

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which scientific advancement during the Enlightenment is credited to Galileo Galilei?

Printing press

Microscope

Telescope

Steam engine