European Enlightenment

What philosophical movement began when thinkers re-evaluated old ideas about society?

• Industrial Revolution

• Protestant Reformation

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

Who believed that the best government was one run by an aristocracy of philosophers?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Plato

• Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people are born free and equal with natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property?

• Adam Smith

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

Who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations' and promoted the idea of free markets and laissez-faire capitalism?

• Adam Smith

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment thinker used satire to poke fun at religious leaders, the wealthy, and government?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Adam Smith

• Voltaire

Who proposed a social contract that was an agreement among individuals to create their own government and called for a direct democracy?

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

Which female social critic argued that women deserve the same rights as men and encouraged women to enter male-dominated fields of medicine and politics?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Margaret Cavendish

• Mary Astell

• Sophie de Grouchy

Who championed deism, a religious philosophy that supports the idea of 'natural religion'?

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Adam Smith

• Rousseau

Which term refers to absolute rulers who applied Enlightenment ideas?

• bourgeoisie

• laissez-faire

• enlightened despot

• deism

What impact did the Enlightenment have on people's religious beliefs?

• It led to a more secular outlook

• It had no impact on their religious beliefs

• It strengthened their religious beliefs

• It made people more superstitious