Enlightenment and Revolution Test

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" - Declaration of Independence, 1776.

" In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed." - U.S. Bill of Rights

"The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may thus speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law." - Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 1789

"Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approves he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall…proceed to reconsider it." - U.S. Constitution

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

" People are driven by a restless desire for power. Without laws or other social controls, people would always be in conflict. In such a state of nature, life would be nasty, brutish and short."- Leviathan

The Enlightenment challenged the authority of which institutions?

• Church and monarchy

• Military and nobility

• Guilds and merchants

• Universities and libraries

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his defense of freedom of speech?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Locke

Which country was a major center for Enlightenment ideas in the 18th century?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Germany

The concept of the "philosophe" refers to:

• Enlightened ruler

• Enlightened philosopher

• Religious leader

• Military general