Enlightenment & Research Skills Test

An agreement between a government and its people, in which the people give up power to the government in return for protection of their rights, is known as.

• Absolutism
• Social Contract
• Censorship
• Consent of the Governed

The practice of granting each branch of government an ability to limit another branches' power is known as what?

• Separation of Powers
• Separation of Church & State
• Social Contract
• Checks & Balances

Prior to the Enlightenment Age, the right to rule a country was given to someone by God. This type of justification is known as what?

• Consent of the Governed
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Divine Right

Freedoms in the United States such as the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the separation of church & state are important to American democracy. Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted these ideas?

• Voltaire
• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The foundation of many democratic-republican governments were inspired by the works & ideas of Montesquieu. One such instance was with the formation of the United States. Which American document was most inspired by the ideas promoted by Montesquieu?

• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• US Constitution
• Vindication of the Rights of Women

The idea that people were born bad & required a strong ruler to provide an organized society for all, was promoted by which Enlightenment thinker?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Mary Wollstonecraft

Censorship is best described as ....

• The act of limiting access of ideas & information to people
• The act of spreading information to help literacy
• The act of spreading information that glorifies a certain person or opinion
• The act of limiting the amount of books that are made each year

One of the earliest & influential voices with regard to improving the life & role of women during the Enlightenment period is which thinker?

• Mary Wollstonecraft
• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The idea that responsibilities of government should be split between three branches was promoted by which philosopher?

• Montesquieu
• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Mary Wollstonecraft

The practice of a ruler maintaining complete control, or unlimited power is known as ...

• Absolutism
• Separation of Power
• Consent of the Governed
• Enlightenment