Unit 3 questions part I

According to John Locke all people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and —

• food

• property

• pursuit of happiness

• universal health care

Which statement does not describe the Scientific Revolution?

• Expansion of scientific knowledge

• Formulation of the scientific method

• Emphasis on reason and systematic observation of nature

• Applied reason to the human world, not just the natural world

Who wrote Two Treatises on Government?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

Read the quote. People are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas about government are best summarized the quote?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

What tool did Galileo use to prove the Heliocentric Theory?

• Microscope

• Oscilloscope

• Periscope

• Telescope

During the Scientific Revolution, what did scientists rely upon to make discoveries?

• Reason and observation

• Biblical teachings and faith

• Guesswork and hypothesis

• Ancient texts and teachings

John Locke wrote that people have natural rights. What are the natural rights that he described?

• The right to own slaves

• The right to life and religion

• The right to life, liberty, and property

• The right to choose your own religion

Which advancement did not occur during the Scientific Revolution?

• Discovering DNA in humans

• Expansion of scientific knowledge

• Formulation of the scientific method

• Emphasis on reason and systematic observation of nature

The English scientist Sir Isaac Newton is famous for the —

• heliocentric theory

• discovery of the atom

• laws of universal gravity

• discovery of blood circulation

Which Enlightenment philosopher's political ideas about the sovereignty and rights of people challenged the centuries-old practice of monarchical rule?

• George Mason

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• John Locke