Crash Course European History - The Enlightenment

Who wrote the famous poem in response to the Lisbon earthquake?

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hume

Which philosopher promoted reason above religion, concluding that belief in God was mere superstition?

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Smith

• Hume

Who is known as the father of the free market, free trade, and individualism?

• Smith

• Hume

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which book famously begins with the line 'Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains'?

• The Wealth of Nations

• Emile

• The Social Contract

• An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations

Who emphasized the individual's ability to think for themselves instead of simply obeying old commands and ideas?

• Kant

• Smith

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

Which philosopher believed that the state embodied the best that was in the collective community and individuals needed to give the state unconditional obedience?

• Rousseau

• Kant

• Smith

• Montesquieu

Who laid out the violent devastation of native peoples by invading Europeans?

• Smith

• Equiano

• Hume

• Raynal

Which philosopher believed that God existed but didn't influence everyday life after having set the machine of the universe in motion?

• Montesquieu

• Smith

• Kant

• Rousseau

Who made fun of overweening rulers and their endless corruptions in many rollicking tales?

• Hume

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Smith

Which philosopher promoted the Enlightenment's commitment to the human mind and the ability of every person to think for themselves?

• Montesquieu

• Kant

• Rousseau

• Smith