7th Module 4 Test

John Locke believed that life, liberty, and property were all _____________________.

• Natural rights

• Disposable rights

• Sins

• Government rights

What was the Enlightenment age known for applying?

• Reason to the human and natural worlds.

• The concept of social equality to a tax-free state.

• Democratic ideals to government.

• Religious superiority to society.

Voltaire believed humans should be able to practice in which area without government intervention?

• Freedom of Religion

• Church

• Natural rights

• Speech

Between 1550 and 1789, Enlightenment ideas swept through which parts of the world?

• European society and Colonial America.

• France and Colonial America only.

• throughout the world.

• European society only.

Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?

• All of the above

• a belief in progress

• a more secular outlook

• faith in Science

What was a major contribution of the Enlightenment philosophers?

• The introduction of new ideas about religion.

• The introduction of new ideas about government.

• The introduction of new ideas about economic.

• The introduction of new ideas about science.

Enlightenment philosophers, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, challenged the idea of the divine right of kings. They wrote about a government's obligations to uphold people's rights and how the government should be based on the consent of the governed.

Based on these new ideas, what were people encouraged to do?

• Engage in revolutions to establish democratic governments.

• Remain firm in their support of absolute monarchs.

• Look for leaders who would exercise dictatorial powers.

• Call for church leaders to create theocracies and replace the monarchies.

What Enlightened idea motivated the American Revolution?

• That all men are created equal.

• A distinct class system.

• The rightful rule of a monarch.

• That government needs central authority.

How did the Enlightenment influence revolutionary thoughts?

• By instilling a belief in the natural rights of man.

• By encouraging the poor to take up arms.

• By stressing the importance of the monarchy.

• By designing a common revolutionary strategy.

Which group directly challenged the political philosophy expressed in this statement?

• Writers of the Enlightenment

• Advocates of divine right

• Absolute monarchs of Europe

• Leaders of the Catholic Church