The Enlightenment Quiz

The Enlightenment was a ____________________ movement that questioned traditional ____________________ and the role (and power) of government.

• religious, beliefs

• political, authority

• scientific, methods

• cultural, practices

Baron Charles de Montesquieu argued that government needed a ____________________ system to prevent one person from becoming too powerful.

• checks and balances

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

The US government is divided into three ____________________ branches with even power – thank you ____________________!

• equal, Montesquieu

• separate, Rousseau

• unified, Voltaire

• independent, Hobbes

Traveling ministers argued the colonists had lost the __________________________ that drove the Puritans to settle in North America.

• religious fervor

• economic stability

• political freedom

• social hierarchy

Who argued that all people are born with basic, natural rights that are inalienable?

• A. John Locke

• B. Jean Rousseau

• C. Thomas Hobbes

• D. Baron Charles de Montesquieu

According to Jean Rousseau, what is the nature of the contract between government and the people?

• A. It is an invisible, unwritten contract.

• B. It is a written agreement signed at birth.

• C. It is a formal document agreed upon by all citizens.

• D. It is a verbal agreement made in public.

What did Baron Charles de Montesquieu argue was necessary to prevent one person from becoming too powerful?

• A. A check and balance system.

• B. A strong monarchy.

• C. A direct democracy.

• D. A single ruler with absolute power.

What did the Declaration of Independence in 1776 state about people's rights?

• A. All people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• B. All people have the right to free speech and press.

• C. All people have the right to vote.

• D. All people have the right to own property.

What was one impact of the Great Awakening on education?

• A) New colleges were formed to educate preachers and their followers

• B) Schools were closed to focus on religious teachings

• C) Education was deemed unnecessary for religious leaders

• D) Only existing colleges were used for religious education

How did the Great Awakening influence political freedom?

• A) It linked religious freedom with political freedom

• B) It discouraged political freedom

• C) It had no impact on political freedom

• D) It supported the king's authority