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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Enlightenment philosopher promoted the idea of "General Will"?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Locke
2.
Which of the following was a result of the Glorious Revolution in England?
a)
the increasing popularity of divine right
b)
the formation of a limited monarchy
c)
the formation of an absolute monarchy
d)
the weakening of parliament
3.
Use the following information :
-separation of powers
-checks and balances
-three branches of government
Which Enlightenment philosopher developed the above ideas?
-separation of powers
-checks and balances
-three branches of government
Which Enlightenment philosopher developed the above ideas?
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
4.
How did the government of England change after King John signed the Magna Carta?
a)
The monarch continued to have unlimited power.
b)
The rights of the citizens were limited.
c)
The rights of the monarch were limited.
d)
The constitutional monarchy was abolished.
5.
What did the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment believe should be the basis of government?
a)
religious beliefs
b)
the divine right of kings
c)
laws of nature and reason
d)
traditional values
6.
How did the government ideas influence both the American and French Revolution?
a)
The ideas changed how people viewed the role of government
b)
The ideas supported the views of the Catholic Church
c)
The ideas improved military technology
d)
The ideas supported absolute monarches
7.
What is one way the government can be limited?
a)
establishing absolute rule
b)
declaring divine right
c)
drafting a constitution
d)
giving the monarch total control
8.
What theory of the solar system places the earth at the center?
a)
Gravitational Theory
b)
Scientific Theory
c)
Geocentric Theory
d)
Heliocentric Theory
9.
What effect did the Catholic Church believe Galileo's teachings were having on them politically, socially and economically?
a)
strengthening the power of the church
b)
weakening the power of the church
c)
promoting the teachings of the church
d)
reaffirming the beliefs of the church
10.
What country developed and wrote the worlds first constitution?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
United States of America
11.
Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted "freedom of speech" and "freedom of religion"?
a)
Locke
b)
Rousseau
c)
Voltaire
d)
Monteaquieu
12.
How were the writings of Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke similar?
a)
They all supported the principle of an absolute monarchy.
b)
They all supported the ideas of an autocratic government
c)
They all supported the ideas of a limited government
d)
They all supported ideas of an unlimited government
13.
Which of the following is a systematic way to find proof using reasoning?
a)
Geocentric Theory
b)
Heliocentric Theory
c)
Law of Gravity
d)
Scientific Method
14.
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
a)
Analyze
b)
Observe
c)
Experiment
d)
Hypothesis
15.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Hobbes
d)
Locke
16.
In which European colonies would "redemptioners" be found?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
17.
What served as the authority for society before the Scientific Revolution?
a)
Textbooks
b)
Science
c)
Reason
d)
The Bible
18.
Which astronomer was the first to say that the Earth moves around the sun?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Kepler
c)
Newton
d)
Galileo
19.
A charge of teaching or believing ideas that the church does not believe in.
a)
excommunication
b)
execution
c)
Rationalism
d)
Heresy
20.
What was called into question by the scientists of the Scientific Revolution?
a)
School teachings
b)
Galileo's teachings
c)
Church teachings
d)
Newton's teachings
21.
Is a earth-centered view of the universe.
a)
Geocentric theory
b)
heliocentric theory
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Newtons teaching
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