WorksheetsAge of Reason
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A shift in thinking happened in the 1700s, it was known as...
a)
The Revolution
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
Feudal System
2.
Scientist started to understand that the universe behaved according to
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Magic
c)
Universal and Unchanging Laws
d)
Alchemy
3.
He is invented the modern autobiography
a)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b)
Jack Nicholson
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Voltaire
4.
This philosopher used "hyperbolic doubt" as a method of reasoning.
a)
John Locke
b)
Willem Dafoe
c)
Rene Descartes
d)
Donald Trump
5.
Isaac Newton developed
a)
Three basic Laws of Motion
b)
The printing press
c)
A Microscope
d)
Neighborhoods in England
6.
"The right to life, property, and to revolt against unjust government" was said by who?
a)
John Dee
b)
Nicolaus Copernicus
c)
John Locke
d)
Bongo Shaftsbury
7.
Nicolaus Copernicous
a)
Developed the Heliocentric Theory
b)
Sailed across the Atlantic
c)
Was born in Norway
d)
Developed the Geocentric Theory
8.
He made a telescope powerful enough to see 4 large moons of Jupiter
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Nicolaus Copernicous
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Sir Francis Bacon
9.
The Scientific Method was developed by who?
a)
Rene Descartes
b)
Jingle Hymer Schmidt
c)
Voltaire
d)
Sir Francis Bacon
10.
He wrote over two thousand books in his lifetime.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Dewey Gland
d)
Galileo Galilei
11.
The Enlightenment is said to be a period of profound...
a)
Sadness
b)
Optimism
c)
Wealth
d)
Hunger
12.
Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?
a)
reason
b)
tradition
c)
faith
d)
ignorance
13.
What document did John Locke's ideas influence?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magna Carter
14.
Which philosopher wrote "The Social Contract"?
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
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