Enlightenment and Revolutionary Ideas Quiz

What factors influenced or contributed to the start of the Enlightenment?

• Economic prosperity and political stability

• Religious wars and political turmoil

• Advances in science and philosophy

• Decline in education and literacy

What were the main ideas of John Locke?

• Absolute monarchy and divine right

• Social contract and natural rights

• Communism and class struggle

• Militarism and expansionism

What were the main ideas of Baron Montesquieu?

• Separation of powers and checks and balances

• Absolute monarchy and divine right

• Communism and class struggle

• Militarism and expansionism

What were the main ideas of Voltaire?

• Freedom of speech and religion

• Absolute monarchy and divine right

• Communism and class struggle

• Militarism and expansionism

What were the main ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

• Social contract and natural rights

• Absolute monarchy and social order

• Absolute Monarchy and class struggle

• Militarism and expansionism

What were the main ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft?

• Women's rights and education

• Feminism and divine right

• Communism and class struggle

• Militarism and expansionism

What were the main ideas of Cesare Beccaria?

• Criminal justice reform and fair trials

• Absolute monarchy and divine right

• Communism and class struggle

• Militarism and expansionism

What was the French Revolution?

• A peaceful transition of power in France

• A violent overthrow of the monarchy in France

• A war between France and England

• A cultural movement in France

What were the social issues in pre-revolutionary France?

What was the National Assembly?

• A military alliance

• A religious council

• A revolutionary government body

• A trade union