Exploring the Concepts of Enlightenment

What term is used to describe the period in the 1700s when progressive ideas began in Western Europe?

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

Which concept suggests that everything can be explained by observing universal truths?

• Natural Laws

• Feudalism

• Divine Right

• Humanism

What movement emphasized individual human potential and questioned medieval ideas?

• Age of Exploration

• Protestant Reformation

• Renaissance

• Scientific Revolution

Who questioned the Catholic Church's teachings with his 95 Theses?

• Martin Luther

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Voltaire

What theory, proposed during the Scientific Revolution, suggested that the sun is the center of the solar system?

• Theory of Relativity

• Big Bang Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that humans are naturally cruel and selfish, and supported absolute monarchy?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

John Locke believed that people are born with which natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Freedom of Speech and Religion

• Equality and Justice

Which philosopher is known for advocating freedom of speech and religion?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Who proposed the separation of powers into three branches of government?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which philosopher argued against the use of torture and for fair and speedy public trials?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Cesare Beccaria

• Baron de Montesquieu