Enlightenment Quiz

What two types of authority did Enlightenment figures begin to question?

• Religious and political

• Judicial and executive

• Legislative and natural rights

• Philosophical and economic

What is the idea that all humans are born with the rights to life, liberty, and property?

• Natural rights

• Separation of powers

• Consent of the governed

• Legislative rights

Who was the English philosopher that primarily contributed to the development of the three keystone Enlightenment ideals?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

What was the name of the book that suggested splitting the government into three branches?

• Spirit of Laws

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Proclamation of 1763

Which branch of government is designed to make laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Philosophical

Provide a French Revolution document that exemplifies or demonstrates Enlightenment ideals.

• Declaration of the rights of Man

• Declaration of Independence

• Consent of the Governed

• The U.S. Constitution

This was the two-year period in which the French Revolution descended into tyranny & chaos once taken over by radicals.

• First Balkan War

• Haitian Revolution

• Nationalism

• Reign of Terror

This was the successful slave rebellion against France in 1792.

• First Balkan War

• Haitian Revolution

• Nationalism

• Simone de Bolivar

Which black leader was educated in Enlightenment thought and helped lead this slave rebellion against France in 1792?

• WEB Dubois

• Franz Ferdinand

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Toussaint Louverture

This was the event in 1804 in which Haitian forces pursued, tortured, and killed hundreds of innocent French remaining in Haiti—regardless of their role in the revolution.

• First Balkan War

• Haitian Revolution

• Nationalism

• White massacre