The Enlightenment

True or False: Thomas Hobbes believed people were born naturally selfish and wicked.

• True

• False

In Thomas Hobbes book Leviathan, he stated that

• a government must rule its people and must be strong.

• People don't need a government because they can make good decisions.

John Locke believed that all humans had these three natural rights....

• Life, liberty, and property

• Life, happiness, and a job

One of the main beliefs of John Locke is that all ________ are created equal.

• Men

• Women

Voltaire believed that freedom of ____________ was needed to protect citizens from government.

• Religion

• Speech

Jean Rousseau believed that government is only possible with the _______ of the governed.

• Dismissal

• Consent

Montesquieu believed that.....

• government should be separated into parts.

• only one person should rule a government.

Many philosophers of the Enlightenment were inspired by....

• The English Civil War

• The Scientific Revolution

True or False: Most women were involved in politics and were openly allowed to share their views.

• True

• False

Thomas Hobbes lived during the ___________, which influenced his ideas on government.

• American Civil War

• English Civil War

• World War I