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WorksheetsT6, L4-5 Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 33mins
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed in ___?___, an agreement where people give up their freedom to a powerful government to avoid chaos
natural rights
laissez faire
social contract
natural law
What is a French Enlightenment thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenment?
Laissez Faire
rococo
Philosophe
Baroque
Where could people spread and exchange Enlightenment ideas with each other?
salons
baroque
rococo
despots
What does it mean to restrict access to ideas and information?
social contract
salons
rococo
censorship
What is the elegant style of art made popular during the mid-1700’s that featured light and charming designs in the shapes of leaves, shells, and flowers?
baroque
rococo
despots
salons
What is allowing business to operate with little to no government interference?
natural rights
laissez-faire
social contract
natural law
What is an absolute ruler who used his/her power to help bring about political & social change, like Frederick or Catherine the Great?
baroque monarch
rococo monarch
enlightened despots
salons
What type of government was created by the U.S. Constitution?
federal republic
popular socereignty
enlightened despot
absolute monarchy
What is the basic principle that asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power & the government can exist only with the consent of the people?
federal republic
popular sovereignty
enlightened despots
absolute monarchy
Who believed in the separation of powers and checks & balances?
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Rousseau
Who believed that everyone deserved the natural rights of life, liberty, and property; he also rejected absolute monarchies?
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Rousseau
Who created a 28-volume encyclopedia to explain new ideas?
Smith
Diderot
Franklin
Wollstonecraft
Who wrote the book The Wealth of Nations and believed free market should regulate business?
Smith
Diderot
Franklin
Wollstonecraft
How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
it gave monarchs more power
it helped factories to grow larger & factory owners to become rich
it encouraged people to use reason & scientific method to understand issues
it extended the natural rights of European citizens
Which statement best describes the ideas of Hobbes & Locke?
H believed people are brutish; L believed people were reasonable & moral
L believed people are brutish; H believed people were reasonable & moral
H believed a democratic government was good; L believed it was bad
L believed absolute monarchs were good; H believed they were bad
Which statement best summaries the difference between baroque & rococo art?
Rococo glorifies battles; Baroque focuses on rural settings
Rococo praises religious leaders; baroque praises monarchs
Baroque is grand & complex; rococo is light & charming
Rococo is grand & complex; Baroque is light & charming
What literary form developed during the Enlightenment era?
the novel
the epic poem
the short story
the lyric poem
What 2 Enlightenment ideas are found in the Declaration of Independence?
checks & balances
natural rights & popular sovereignty
laissez-faire & free market
baroque & rococo
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Why is the year 1776 considered the United States' birthday?
the colonists defeated the British
the Declaration of Independence was adopted
the Constitution was written
the Treaty of Paris was ratified
What idea of Montesquieu influenced the U.S. Constitution
social contract
freedom of the press
separation of powers
federal republic
How did France help the Americans win the Revolution?
gave them gold to buy supplies
the French naval fleet joined the battle
gave them Indians to fight in the woods
the French army fought the Indians
A group called __?__ wanted to "purify" the Church of England of Catholic practices.
Puritans
Roundheads
Cavaliers
Boyars
In a __?__, power is defined and limited by law.
oligarchy
constitutional government
absolute monarchy
autocratic monarchy
What is a limited government, whose power comes from the people, based on the separation of powers & a system of checks and balances?
laissez-faire
free market
social contract
popular sovereignty
Who were the philosophes?
French Enlightenment Thinkers
Dutch Enlightenment Thinkers
Enlightened Despots
Absolute Monarchs
What policy of natural laws did Adam Smith urge governments to use?
democratic
autocratic
laissez faire
divine right
How did most government & church authorities try to stop the spread of Enlightenment ideas?
censorship
divine right
checks and balances
popular sovereignty
What affect did Enlightenment ideas have on literature?
the rise of the poem
the rise of the novel
the use of rococo
the use of baroque
Which act was the tax that really angered the colonist?
Sugar
Stamp
Townsend
Declaratory
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
By 1789, what kind of government did the leaders of the new United States had establish?
parliamentary republic
constitutional monarchy
absolute monarchy
federal republic
What caused tensions to rise between the colonist and Britain?
the Continental Congress
the rise in taxes
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
What part of the Constitution protects citizen's basic rights?
Bill of Rights
Article 1
Declaration of Independence
Article 3
What is a limited government based on the separation of powers & a system of checks and balances?
laissez faire
natural rights
popular sovereignty
free enterprise system
Thomas Jefferson used this Enlightenment idea from Locke when writing the Declaration of Independence?
natural rights
free market
laissez-faire
social contract
In 1783, American, British, and French diplomats signed the this document ending the American Revolutionary War...
Stamp Act of 1765
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Paris 1776
Treaty of America 1776
Why did colonists protest that they should not be taxed?
because the prices were too high for those items
because England didn't have to pay them
because they had no representation Parliament
because it was unfair
What event is said to be the start of the American Revolution?
battle of Lexington and Concord
the Tea Act
the Boston Tea Party
the Boston Massacre
What was the ornate style of art & architecture popular in the 1600s & 1700s?
rococo
laissez-faire
despot
baroque
What is the restriction on access to ideas and information?
checks and balances
censorship
free enterprise
laissez-faire
What Enlightenment idea from Montesquieu did the founding fathers use in the Constitution?
free enterprise
free market
laissez-faire
checks and balances
What is a French Enlightenment thinker?
philosophe
laissex-faire
rococo
despot
This is an elegant style of art & architecture made popular in the mid-1700s that featured designs with the shapes of leaves, shells, & flowers...
laissez-faire
despot
rococo
gothic
What is an agreement by which people give up some freedom to government in order to have an organized society?
social contract
laissez-faire
free market system
federal republic
How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment and change the way people looked at the world?
introduced reason and scientific method
introduced reason and oligarchy
introduced predestination and humanism
introduced indulgences and vernacular
What part of the Constitution protects citizens basic rights?
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Article 2
Amendment 13
What policy of natural laws did Adam Smith urge governments to use to regulate a free market with little or no government interference?
checks & balances
rococo
baroque
laissez-fare
