WorksheetsThe Age of Enlightenment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The best government, said which of the following men, is achieved by the separation of powers?:
a)
Montesqiueu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Diderot
d)
Hobbes
2.
The Enlightenment?
a)
was based upon the assumption that science and reason can explain all things.
b)
rejected the claims of modern science
c)
was widely attacked by the royalty and nobility of Europe
d)
regarded human progress as an impossibility "in this best of all possible worlds
3.
The ideas of Locke and Rousseau are found MOST easily in which of these documents?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Communist Manifesto
c)
The Gettysburg Address
d)
The United Nation's Charter
4.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)
a natural law
b)
checks and balances
c)
a social contract
d)
laissez-faire
5.
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
a)
Humans should hurt other humans
b)
Humans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy
c)
Humans are all so kind and wonderful
d)
Humans should go to church every day
6.
Who developed the idea of the three branches of government?
a)
John Locke
b)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Thomas Hobbes
7.
John Locke believed that the purpose of government was to protect people’s natural rights.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
During the Enlightenment, many people placed their faith in ___.
a)
the church
b)
the military
c)
reason
d)
science
9.
Enlightenment ideals had little or no impact on Europe and the rest of the world.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A government leader who has all the power
a)
Democracy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Separation of Powers
11.
Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Democracy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Divine Right of Kings
12.
This philosopher believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Hobbes
c)
Locke
d)
Voltaire
13.
Enlightenment philosphers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
15.
Reason can be used to solve problems and improve peoples lives?
a)
True
b)
False
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