Introduction to the Enlightenment

The Enlightenment is also known as the Age of ______.

• Discovery

• Faith

• Reason

• Exploration

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Enlightenment scholars?

• Knowledge

• Freedom

• Happiness

• Wealth

The Enlightenment thinkers looked back to which of the following eras?

• The Middle Ages

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Dark Ages

• The Stone Age

What were the three great goals of the Enlightenment?

• Wealth, Power, Control

• Knowledge, Freedom, Happiness

• Faith, Hope, Charity

• Strength, Honor, Glory

The Enlightenment challenged long-held beliefs about ______.

• Art, Music, Dance

• Science, Religion, Government

• Literature, Poetry, Drama

• Sports, Games, Recreation

The Enlightenment is associated with which of the following?

• The Age of Faith

• The Age of Reason

• The Age of Exploration

• The Age of Empires

Who taught that people could use logic to discover new truths?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

What did Roman thinkers build on to develop the concept of natural law?

• Greek ideas

• Roman traditions

• Egyptian beliefs

• Persian philosophies

What did Enlightenment thinkers disagree with regarding the church?

• A) Its claims to authority

• B) Its support for science

• C) Its promotion of education

• D) Its tolerance of other religions.

Thomas Aquinas taught that faith paired with what could explain how the world worked?

• A) Science

• B) Reason

• C) Magic

• D) Intuition