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Enlightenment thinkers practice

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which person thought people are naturally selfish and greedy?

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

John Locke

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

2.

What person thought people were born happy, open-minded, and with a blank slate?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

3.

What person thought people were born equal but unequal treatment happens when selfishness and pride take over due to a desire for power?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Barron de Montesquieu

4.

What person thought that people are basically born good and then can become bad by choices learned in society?

a)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

5.

What person thought that abuse of power will occur unless power is separated out and equally distributed in government?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

6.

What person thought that violence and chaos will occur unless there is a king that has all the power?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

7.

What person thought that people are special and are born with natural rights to life, liberty, property, and have a voice?

a)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

8.

What person wanted rule to be by consent?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

9.

What person wanted there to be three branches of government that have equal power?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montequieu

10.

What person wanted the king to follow the rules of the people to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

11.

What person wanted a democracy for a government?

a)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Baron de Montesquieu