Enlightenment Quiz

What is the Enlightenment?

• A period of scientific discoveries

• A movement that applied scientific principles to society and government

• A religious revolution

• A political uprising

What inspired Enlightenment thinkers?

• Monarchies

• The Renaissance and Reformation

• Science and its goal of understanding the laws of nature

• Religious beliefs

Who believed that people are inherently selfish and that governments are created to make decisions for society?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• Thomas Hobbes

Who argued that the basis of government was a social contract and that people have the right to overthrow a government that fails to protect their natural rights?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Who believed that a free market driven by competition and self-interest benefits society as a whole?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Who argued for a three-part system of government with a separation of powers?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Who advocated religious tolerance and criticized religious persecution?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• Voltaire

Who believed that people are corrupted by society and argued for a political system based on the will of the people?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What were salons in the context of the Enlightenment?

• Art exhibitions

• Intellectual discussions hosted by wealthy patrons

• Political meetings

• Religious gatherings

What were the effects of the Enlightenment?

• Encouragement of new ways of thinking among political leaders

• All of the above

• Spread of ideas of liberty and republican government

• American and French revolutions