Quiz on Enlightenment Thinkers and Their Impact

What did John Locke believe the government should protect?

• The church's authority

• People's rights

• The king's power

• The economy

According to Montesquieu, how should the government be divided?

• Into five parts: local, regional, national, international, and global

• Into three parts: legislative, executive, and judicial

• Into four parts: military, economic, social, and political

• Into two parts: the king and the parliament

What did Voltaire believe about freedom of ideas?

• People should be punished for their ideas

• People should be free to have their own ideas

• The government should control people's ideas

• Only religious ideas should be free

How did Rousseau believe the government should be run?

• By the military

• By the church

• By the people

• By the king

Which document did the American colonists write that was influenced by Enlightenment thinkers?

• The Federalist Papers

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

Match the following beliefs with their proponents  

• Voltaire's main belief centered around  

•  Natural Rights 

• Rousseau's main belief centered around  

• General Will of the People

• Locke's main belief centered around  

• Freedom of speech

• Montesquieu main belief was government

• Separation of Powers

Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the idea of separation of powers?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker argued for freedom of speech and religion?

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the idea of the social contract?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Voltaire