Influences on Individual Rights Quiz

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the thinking during the Enlightenment?

• Religion and faith are the keys to understanding the natural world.

• Human behavior can be understood.

• The natural world should be explored and understood

• Science and reason can help people understand nature and control it.

People who wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church believed the Church __________.

• had lost sight of original truths of Christianity

• was responsible for too many deaths during the Crusades

• followed the Bible too literally

• was not accepting enough of peasants and serfs

The unifying institution in the Middle Ages was the __________.

• government

• feudal system

• church

• city-state

If you were born in the Middle Ages, which of the following would you NOT be able to do?

• Freely sell and buy property

• Enjoy the rights and duties of your group membership

• Inherit property

• Marry someone from your group

The 1648 Peace of Westphalia ended European wars that resulted in millions of deaths. The wars were about __________.

• the boundary lines of nation-states

• religion

• individual rights

• the rule of the monarchy

The rise of capitalism shifted power from __________.

• the rich to the poor

• the poor to the rich

• private interests to the common good

• people born with property to people who gained wealth through commerce

The Reformation contributed to development of modern individualism by __________.

• supporting the political influence of the Church

• abolishing Bibles written in Latin

• encouraging free inquiry and personal conscience

• encouraging immigration to the American colonies

The rise of nation-states led to a focus on __________.

• what type of government is best for a nation-state

• people increasing their loyalty to their religion

• personal rights and responsibilities

• the geographic boundaries of nation-states

The Emperor Constantine stopped persecution of Christians in the years 272-337. As a result, Christianity spread throughout Europe. Constantine was the leader of __________.

 

 

• the Roman Empire

• the British Empire

• ancient Greece

• Israel

Which of the following statements would be said by someone following the Judeo-Christian tradition?

• The most important virtues are moral activities in the community

• People should be more concerned with their duties than their rights

• The most important virtues are inner faith and obedience to God's law

• Each human being must work to prove their dignity and worth to God