Enlightenment Quizziz #1

A time period in the 1600s in Europe when new ideas and concepts formed, for example, logic, individual rights and the scientific method.

• social contract

• Enlightenment

• self-government

• Revolution

A European movement that happened during the late 17th and 18th centuries using reason and logic as well as individualism to explain the natural world rather than tradition.

• Separation of Powers

• The Enlightenment

• Separation of Church and State

• Social Contract

A king or queen that has absolute power.

• Absolute monarch

• Despot

• Democracy

• Republic

The belief that God gave Kings their power. 

• Divine Right of Kings
• Absolute Monarch

• Rationalism

• Democracy

Who believed that people are born evil and selfish?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

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According to John Locke, what are the three basic natural rights of people?

• Life, liberty, and property

• Power, wealth, and fame

• Equality, justice, and freedom

• Religion, education, and healthcare

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Who proposed the idea of a separation of powers in government?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

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8.T1.3

According to Rousseau, what is the contract between the government and the people called?

• Social contract

• Divine right

• Absolute monarchy

• Separation of powers

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the concept of absolute monarchy?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

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8.T1.3

A constitutional monarchy means the king...

• is a figurehead with no real authority
• is limited by a constitution and has limited powers
• is elected by the people and has no powers
• has absolute power and is not limited by a constitution