Enlightenment Quiz

What role did enlightened despots play during the Enlightenment?

• They opposed Enlightenment ideas

• They supported and implemented Enlightenment ideas

• They were indifferent to Enlightenment ideas

• They abolished Enlightenment ideas

What is Locke's view on human nature?

• Pessimistic

• Optimistic

• Neutral

• Indifferent

What is Hobbes' view on human nature?

• Pessimistic

• Optimistic

• Neutral

• Indifferent

What are "natural rights" according to Locke?

• Rights given by the government

• Rights that belong to all humans from birth

• Rights earned through citizenship

• Rights granted by the king

Which document's framework is influenced by Montesquieu's ideas?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of the Rights of Men and Citizens

• The Declaration of Independence

• The US Constitution

What was Montesquieu's belief about the government?

• An absolute monarchy was neccesary

• People should give up some rights to the government

• Absolute anarchy was the best solution for a system of government

• Powers of government should be separated into three branches

Female Philosophes like Wollstonecraft argued that:

• Women should be excluded from the social contract

• Women should be included in Enlightenment changes, including public education

• Women should live a more traditional life at home with their family

• Women should be in charge of the church

Who is considered the most famous of the philosophes?

• Voltaire

• Denis Diderot

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Mary Wollstonecraft

What did Denis Diderot publish?

• The Encyclopedia

• The Social Contract

• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

• The Wealth of Nations

What did Rousseau believe about governments?

• They should be freely elected by the people

• They should be appointed by divine right

• They should be hereditary

• They should be controlled by the church