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Worksheets§2.1 The Age of Reason (Bricks History vol.2)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 18th Century, thinkers and scientists in France called themselves.....
a)
the scholars
b)
the philosophers
c)
the doctors
d)
the farmers
2.
What is enlightened thinking?
a)
believing in human rights and questioning your own morals.
b)
believing in inequality and ignorance.
c)
believing in an absolute king.
d)
believing in lamps.
3.
the Middle Ages are also called the....
a)
Blue Ages
b)
Black Ages
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Sad Ages
4.
The word "philosopher" means:
a)
lover of discussion
b)
lover of wisdom
c)
thinker of wisdom
d)
lover of reason
5.
Voltaire wrote very critically about...
a)
The Dutch Republic
b)
Scientists and discussions
c)
The Jews and the Protestants
d)
the Catholic Church and the French government
6.
Voltaire believed in...
a)
freedom of religion and speech
b)
freedom of science and politics
c)
freedom of food and clothes
d)
freedom of conscience
7.
Montesquieu came up with the idea of...
a)
Free Market Economy
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Trias Politica
d)
Enlightenment
8.
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Trias Politica?
a)
Scientific Power
b)
Legislative Power
c)
Executive Power
d)
Judicial Power
9.
What was the idea behind Trias Politica?
a)
That the king had absolute rights.
b)
That the politicians had all the power.
c)
That one power could not be more powerful than the other.
d)
That a man names Trias had all the power.
10.
Who was not a fan of Trias Politica?
a)
Voltaire
b)
The States General
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Louis XIV
11.
Adam Smith wrote a famous book about...
a)
Trias Politica
b)
Free Market Economy
c)
The Age of Enlightenment
d)
Voltaire
12.
What is Free Market Economy?
a)
That everyone got money from the government to buy food.
b)
That the kind controlled the economy
c)
That all the slaves were free.
d)
That government should not interfere with the economy.
13.
What was the first mass media?
a)
encyclopedias
b)
posters
c)
newspapers and pamphlets
d)
books
14.
Who started to write the Encyclopedia?
a)
Denis Diderot
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Adam Smith
15.
Miss Kruizinga is....
a)
Awesome.
b)
A terrible teacher who has no idea what she is talking about most of the time.
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