Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Quiz Review

What rights did Locke believe people were born with?

• right to bear arms

• natural rights

• birthright

• right to free speech

Enlightenment philosophers directly criticized the power of _______ Monarchs

• Absolute

• Enlightened

• Malevolent

• Russian

John Locke believed that there are some rights that cannot be taken away and that people are born with them. what are these laws/rights referred to as?

• Cheetos law/rights

• Natural laws/rights

• Civil laws/rights

• Untouchable laws/rights

What impact did the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment have on the world?

• Humans discovered new things and used knowledge to help solve problems.
• People learned about science and no longer needed religion in their lives.
• New technologies helped to limit wars.
• Increased learning allowed people to spend less time experimenting to make new discoveries.

Which person believed that men were born evil and thus a strong government was needed to control them?

• Thomas Hobbes 
• John Locke
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Galileo Galilei

How did Locke influence the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence?

• he believed that the main goal of society was the pursuit of happiness
• he claimed that a dictatorship is the best form of government
• he claimed that all people are created equal
• he maintained that the people may overthrow a government if it violates their rights

Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?

• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Hobbes
• Voltaire

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

The natural rights identified by Locke

• Right to Vote

• Happiness

• Enlightenment

• Life, Liberty, Property

Argued with Rousseau that women, too, should receive universal education. Wrote Vindication of the Rights of women

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Smith

• Wollstonecraft