Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz

Which French writer is known for advocating the separation of church and state as well as religious toleration during the Age of Enlightenment?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

What is the main idea of John Locke's "Two Treatises on Government"?

• The government must keep order because people are naturally wicked.

• The government is an agreement or contract between ruler and people.

• The government must protect our natural rights.

• The government should have separation of powers.

According to Montesquieu, what is necessary for a government to be truly great?

• To have a strong government that keeps order.

• To stand with people, not above them.

• To ensure freedom of speech and religious toleration.

• To have natural authority over fellow men.

What did Thomas Hobbes believe about the nature of people?

• People are naturally wicked.

• People are the source of power.

• People have natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.

• People need to be enlightened to govern themselves.

What was Mary Wollstonecraft an advocate for?

Which of the following was a result of the Enlightenment according to the document?

• The Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau

• The Spirit of Laws by Montesquieu

• The US Constitution & Bill of Rights

• Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes