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WorksheetsScientific Rev & Enlightenment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Scientific Revolution began in the
a)
1700s
b)
1500s
c)
1900s
d)
1600s
2.
Francis Bacon is credited with the
a)
use of Enlightenment political theory
b)
enlightened absolutism
c)
scientific method
d)
universal laws of gravity
3.
The Scientific Revolution brought focus away from the church and placed it on
a)
reason
b)
astronomy
c)
physics
d)
progress
4.
The right of individuals to rise up against their government was John Locke's belief in
a)
separation of powers
b)
social contract
checks and balances
checks and balances
c)
checks and balances
social contract
social contract
d)
laissez - faire
natural rights
natural rights
5.
Who founded new medical research on human anatomy?
a)
William Harvey
b)
Vesalius
c)
Antoni van Leuwenhoek
d)
Francis Bacon
6.
An 18th century philosophical movement that applied science to life was called
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Reason
d)
bacteria
7.
Which philosopher believed in natural rights such as life, liberty, and property?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Adam Smith
c)
John Locke
d)
Voltaire
8.
Voltaire advocated for freedom of
a)
religion
b)
religion and speech
c)
speech
d)
assembly
9.
18th century Enlightenment thinkers were called
a)
intellectuals
b)
politicians
c)
philosophes
d)
writers
10.
Rights all people are born with are called
a)
natural rights
b)
absolute rights
c)
individual rights
d)
tabula rasa
11.
Which philosopher did not believe in representative government?
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
12.
Which philosopher influenced crime and punishment in the United States?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Beccaria
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