Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz

According to Thomas Hobbes, what do people give up in exchange for protection under the Social Contract?

• Money

• Rights

• Their homes

• Food

What did John Locke believe God gave us that cannot be taken away?

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Government power

• Religious tolerance

Which Enlightenment thinker believed freedom of speech and religion?

• Thomas Hobbes

• King George III

• Voltaire

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

What is the best form of government according to Jean Jacques Rousseau?

• One with a strong ruler

• Self government

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

What did John Locke consider as examples of Natural Rights?

• Equality, fraternity, and justice

• Life, liberty, and property

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press

• Voting, education, and healthcare

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property

• A. philosophe
• B. natural rights
• C. separation of power
• D. checks and balances

What is the Enlightenment period also known as?

• The Age of Discovery

• The Age of Reason

• The Age of Faith

• The Age of Kings

During the Enlightenment, thinkers and writers were exploring new ways to look at which of the following?

• government

• education

• the world

• all of these choices

What methods did thinkers during the Enlightenment rely on to find truth?

• Observation, experimentation, and reasoning

• Tradition, superstition, and authority

• Mythology, legends, and dreams

• Astrology, alchemy, and divination

When did the Enlightenment reach its high point?

• In the mid-1600s

• In the mid-1700s

• In the mid-1800s

• In the mid-1900s