Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment Quiz

Which Enlightenment thinker, who wrote "The Two Treatises on Government", and believed that the people are rational and can govern themselves?

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

Who had the Palace of Versailles built as a demonstration of wealth and power?

• Napoleon Bonaparte
• King Louis XIV
• Queen Marie Antoinette
• King Louis XVI

Which English Queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?

• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Anne
• Queen Mary I
• Queen Victoria

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for what? (the use of (a)   )

Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?

• God has chosen all government rulers

• Independence is built by military might

• A capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy

• The power of the government is derived from the governed

Which of the following best describes Divine Right Theory?

• A political doctrine asserting that monarchs derive their authority from God.
• A theory that supports the idea of democracy and popular sovereignty.
• A belief that rulers are chosen based on their military strength.
• A concept that emphasizes the importance of constitutional law in governance.

Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:

• modernize Russia and establish a western-oriented capital
• to expand the territory of Russia
• to establish a military base
• to promote agricultural development

Who saw himself as the “Sun King” of France and the most powerful ruler in the world during the 17th century (1600s):

• Charles IX
• Louis XV
• Louis XIV
• Francis I

The Catholic Church opposed the theories of the Scientific Revolution on the basis that they:

• were based on ancient Greek philosophy
• promoted the idea of evolution
• supported the heliocentric model
• contradicted the Church's teachings and interpretations of scripture

Who invented the telescope, becoming the first to see the landscape of the moon in relative detail.

• Isaac Newton
• Johannes Kepler
• Galileo Galilei
• Nicolaus Copernicus