Long Enlightenment and American Revolution

Long Enlightenment and American Revolution

10th Grade

18 Qs

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Long Enlightenment and American Revolution

Long Enlightenment and American Revolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Renaissance and Enlightenment are similar because people during both eras began to:

explore the world around them and create overseas colonies

question the world around them and try to improve society

give more power to the Roman Catholic Church

question the power of strong kings

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both

emphasized the value of logic and reason

had the support of the Roman Catholic Church

helped bring an end to feudalism in Europe

placed great value on traditional beliefs from Greece and Rome

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Baron de Montesquieu and Jean Jacques Rousseau would have agreed that:

Monarchs are acceptable as long as they are Enlightened Despots

too much power in the hands of one person is a bad idea

divine right and mercantilism should be used by kings when ruling a nation

absolute monarchies are better than limited monarchies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to

divide power among three equal branches of government

protect the natural rights of individuals

Serve the monarch

use direct democracy to guarantee the will of the majority

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which Enlightenment philosophe believed so much in freedoms of speech and religion that he declared, "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to my death your right to say it."?

Cesare Beccaria

Thomas Hobbes

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which Enlightenment philosophe believed in limited government and argued that government power comes from the "consent of the governed"?

Mary Wollstonecraft

John Locke

Baron de Montesquieu

Thomas Hobbes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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“When the legislative, judicial, and executive powers are united in one person, there can only be tyranny and corruption." --Baron de Montesquieu

This quotation best shows Montesqueiu's belief that the best form of government is one that

protects the power of absolute monarchies

protects freedom of speech

limits natural rights of citizens

separates power among three branches of government

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