Enlightenment Test

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?

• Montesquire
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Rousseau

According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?

• It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.
• It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.
• It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.
• It is to protect the "general will" of the people

Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?

• reason
• tradition
• faith
• ignorance

According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?

• kings
• God
• military
• people

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

• English Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Great Charter
• Magna Carter

What type of document did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

• Totalitarian
• Absolute monarchy
• unlimited government
• limited government

Which of the Enlightenment philosophers believed the three branches of government should check the powers of one another?

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Locke

Which of the following was NOT a new idea about government stemming from the Enlightenment period?

• Absolutism
• Social Contract
• Checks and Balance
• Separation of Powers

In which European colonies would "redemptioners" be found?

• Spain
• England
• France
• Dutch

Not everyone who traveled to European Colonies did so by their own free will. From what Continent did the biggest forced migration of people in history take place?

• Asia
• North America
• South America
• Africa