Enlightenment and Revolutions Quiz

Which document lifted ideas directly from Locke and Rousseau, emphasizing the right to rebel and the pursuit of happiness?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which document reflected the ideas of separation and balance of powers from Montesquieu?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which document contained guarantees for individual rights and freedoms, championed by Voltaire?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which document defined the natural rights of man as described by Voltaire and Locke?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which revolution was the first to stem from Enlightenment ideas?

• The French Revolution of 1789

• The American Revolution of 1776

• The Latin American Revolution of 1811

• The Industrial Revolution

Which revolution was directly inspired by the Enlightenment and occurred in 1789?

• The American Revolution of 1776

• The French Revolution of 1789

• The Latin American Revolution of 1811

• The Industrial Revolution

By what year had revolutions seeking freedom from Spain erupted throughout Latin America?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1811

• 1800

Whose ideas in "Wealth of Nations" formed the basis of capitalism?

• John Locke

• Adam Smith

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

Which revolution began in England in the late 1700s and swept through Europe in the early 1800s?

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Latin American Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

Which monarch was known as an Enlightened Despot in Prussia?

• Joseph II of Austria

• Catherine the Great of Russia

• Frederick the Great of Prussia

• Louis XVI of France