The Enlightenment Quiz

During which centuries did the Enlightenment mainly occur?

• 17th and 18th centuries

• 18th and 19th centuries

• 16th and 17th centuries

• 15th and 16th centuries

Before the Enlightenment, what did people often rely on to explain things?

• Art and music

• Reason and logic

• Science and experiments

• Religious beliefs and traditions

What did Enlightenment thinkers start using to understand the world?

• Religious texts

• Traditions

• Myths and legends

• Reason, logic, and science

What is empirical knowledge?

• Knowledge from religious texts

• Knowledge from traditions

• Things known to be true, like 'water boils at 100 degrees Celsius'

• Knowledge from observation and experience

What is one downside of the Enlightenment mentioned in the text?

• It made art and music less important

• It caused a decline in religious beliefs

• People started to ignore feelings and experiences

• It led to fewer scientific discoveries

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

French writer who believed in freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the separation of church and state.

• Voltaire
• Locke
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu