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WorksheetsThe Enlightenment MC
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 43mins
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1.
Which step did Catherine the Great take that is consistent with Enlightenment ideas?
a)
ordering the burning of books
b)
strengthening the institution of serfdom
c)
expanding Russian territory into Ukraine
d)
considering a law code that would treat all citizens equally
2.
One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are similar is that both
a)
led to increased power for royal families in Europe
b)
sought to reconcile Christian beliefs and science
c)
questioned traditional values and past practices
d)
promoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe
3.
Which pair correctly links the region where Enlightenment ideas first developed to a region to which those ideas spread?
a)
Asia to eastern Europe
b)
Africa to southeastern Asia
c)
western Europe to the Americas
d)
eastern Africa to India
4.
Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?
a)
The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.
b)
Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.
c)
Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.
d)
The Columbian exchange occurred.
5.
The heliocentric model of the universe developed by Copernicus and Galileo was considered heresy during their lives because it
a)
linked astronomy to the teachings of Muhammad
b)
supported the world view of the ancient Greeks
c)
challenged the secular power of absolute monarchs
d)
conflicted with the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church
6.
Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would
a)
prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power
b)
restore authority to the Roman Catholic Church
c)
increase corruption of political authority
d)
decrease the power of the middle class
7.
Which statement represents a key idea directly associated with John Locke's Two Treatises of Government?
a)
Freedom of speech should be denied.
b)
The king's power on Earth comes from God.
c)
All people are born with the right to life, liberty, and property.
d)
Individuals acting in their own self-interest will achieve economic success.
8.
Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution?
a)
social stability and economic self-sufficiency
b)
observation and experimentation
c)
technology and military expansion
d)
scarcity and interdependence
9.
Many Enlightenment philosophers used reason to
a)
reinforce traditional beliefs
b)
strengthen religious authority
c)
reveal natural laws
d)
encourage censorship
10.
Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
a)
The existence of natural laws was rejected.
b)
Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.
c)
New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.
d)
The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.
11.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the heliocentric theory became the centerpiece for debate between
a)
capitalism and communism
b)
science and religion
c)
colonialism and nationalism
d)
isolationism and globalism
12.
Which individual suggested the idea that if a government fails to protect its people's natural rights of life, liberty, and property, the people have the right to overthrow it?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Niccolo Machiavelli
13.
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on
a)
efforts to achieve salvation
b)
faith in human reason
c)
traditional practices
d)
the inevitability of poverty
14.
Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies
.... Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power. If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it were joined to executive power, the judge could have the force of an oppressor ....
-Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
In this passage, Montesquieu is making reference to
.... Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power. If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it were joined to executive power, the judge could have the force of an oppressor ....
-Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
In this passage, Montesquieu is making reference to
a)
an enlightened despotism
b)
a policy of mercantilism
c)
a separation of powers
d)
a social contract
15.
Base your answers to the question on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: I do not agree with what you have to say,but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Speaker B: Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
Speaker C: Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.
Which historical figure expressed ideas that are most similar to those of Speaker B?
Speaker A: I do not agree with what you have to say,but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Speaker B: Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
Speaker C: Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.
Which historical figure expressed ideas that are most similar to those of Speaker B?
a)
Thomas Malthus
b)
John Locke
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
16.
Base your answer to the question on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: I do not agree with what you have to say,but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Speaker B: Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
Speaker C: Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.
Which historical period is best represented in the ideas expressed by these speakers?
Speaker A: I do not agree with what you have to say,but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Speaker B: Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
Speaker C: Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.
Which historical period is best represented in the ideas expressed by these speakers?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Counter Reformation
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Early Middle Ages
17.
One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were
a)
philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
b)
chief ministers during the French Revolution
c)
leaders of the Italian unification movement
d)
supporters of the Counter Reformation
18.
Which period of history had the greatest influence on the Enlightenment ideas of natural law and reason?
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Scientific Revolution
19.
". . . Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. . . ."— Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?
Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?
a)
natural law
b)
nationalism
c)
free trade
d)
socialism
20.
The writings of the 18th-century Frenchphilosophers Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire influenced the
a)
policies of the enlightened despots
b)
start of the Neolithic Revolution
c)
success of the German unification movement
d)
spread of imperialism to Africa and Asia
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