The Enlightenment Questions

What was the Scientific Revolution?

• The Scientific Revolution was a political movement in Europe
• The Scientific Revolution was a religious reform in the Middle Ages
• A shift toward scientific thinking and reasoning to understand how the world works

• The Scientific Revolution was a literary movement in the 18th century

What is the heliocentric theory?

• The heliocentric theory states that the Moon is the center of the solar system.
• The heliocentric theory states that the Earth is flat.
• The heliocentric theory states that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
• The heliocentric theory states that the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun.

Which Enlightenment thinker proposed all humans are entitled to natural rights?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• John Locke
• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

What are the three natural rights?

• Health, Freedom, Wealth
• Happiness, Justice, Equality
• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Peace, Prosperity, Knowledge

Which Enlightenment thinker proposed governments should be separated into branches?

• Rousseau
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Montesquieu

What is Enlightenment thinker Voltaire best known for?

• The Social Contract

• Freedom of speech

• Separation of Powers

• General Will

Which Enlightenment thinker proposed governments should rule based on the general will of the people?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire
• John Locke

What is the term for a government leader that uses enlightenment beliefs to guide their rule?

• philosopher king
• knowledgeable dictator
• wise monarch
• enlightened despot

Which of the following was NOT an enlightened despot?

• Frederick the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Joseph II

• Napoleon

What did Mary Wollstonecraft and Olympe de Gouges advocate for?

• Separation of powers

• Astronomy discoveries
• Political revolutions
• Gender equality and women's rights