Enlightenment Ideas & Revolution

1. A queen has all the power to make whatever decisions she would like. This is an example of which type of government?

• Communist government

• Limited government

• Democratic government

• Unlimited government

What is another name for the Enlightenment period?

• The American Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Age of Reason

• The Scientific Revolution

What two ways did Enlightenment thinkers spread their ideas?

• 1. Newspaper articles and TV commercials

• 1. Publishing and public announcements

• 1. Publishing and gathering in salons

• Newspaper articles and radio interviews

All of the following inspired the Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT…

• Printing Press

• Greeks

• Romans

• Reformation

1. Voltaire was an Enlightenment thinker. He most knowingly believed everyone had a right to …

• 1. read the Bible in their vernacular language.

• 1. life, liberty and property.

• 1. freedom of thought (to say what they wanted).

• 1. bare arms (carry weapons).

John Locke was an Enlightenment thinker. He believed in all of the following things EXCEPT…

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Majority Rule

• Natural Rights

1. Which of the following was an effect of William and Mary’s acceptance of the English Bill of Rights?

• 1. England had a limited government based on the rule of law.

• 1. English rulers became absolute monarchs.

• England became a Roman-Catholic country again.

• 1. English lawmakers received huge tracts of land.

1. Which of the following was a way the U.S. Constitution was influenced by Enlightenment thinker Charles-Louis Montesquieu?

• It created a powerful government to protect the economy

• It created a powerful government to protect the economy

• 1. It divided government powers between three branches.

• 1. It described a social contract serving the good of the people.

1. What was the connection between the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights? 

• 1. The Magna Carta kept the kings from breaking laws and the Bill of Rights gave kings back the right of unlimited power. 

• The Bill of Rights vetoed the Magna Carta to ensure the end of unlimited power.

• 1. The Magna Carta drew from the Bill of Rights which limited the power of rulers and advocated for some rights of the people. 

• 1. The Bill of Rights drew from the Magna Carta which limited the power of rulers and advocated for some rights of the people.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that women should have the same rights as men?

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• John Locke