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ENLIGHTENMENT REVIEW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the enlightenment period?

a)

a period where new types of lighting was found

b)

a period of new thinking toward religion, government, and education

c)

a period where leviathans roamed the sea

d)

a period where John Locke created American government

2.

Which BEST describes state of nature

a)

a wild and primitive state with no government

b)

a state where the government is failing

c)

a strong government

d)

a weak government

3.

In a state of nature there is no

a)

government

b)

people

c)

trees

d)

oxygen

4.

in a state of nature, you have no rules, but in return you also have no....

a)

lighting

b)

safety/security

c)

original thoughts

d)

food

5.

a social contract is

a)

a contracted signed at birth with a pen

b)

a basketball deal worth 23.4 M

c)

unsigned contract to keep everyone safe

d)

unsigned federalist papers to go to the moon

6.

the main idea behind social contract is...

a)

progression as a society along with safety

b)

something so you don't steal

c)

punishment

d)

state of nature

7.

Who said government was like a leviathan?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Locke

d)

Hobbes

8.

why did Hobbes relate government to a leviathan?

a)

leviathans are cool

b)

the greeks did it

c)

the Leviathan is strong and hard to challenge

d)

Leviathan is Latin for government

9.

How did Thomas Hobbes see humans?

a)

nice and friendly

b)

selfish and quick to fight

c)

lazy and dumb

d)

like a leviathan

10.

who thought the government should have all the power?

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Jefferson

d)

Washington

11.

who was only worried about protection and less about rights?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

12.

What was one human right John Locke believed in?

a)

Life

b)

Pursuit of Happiness

c)

Money

d)

Fame

13.

what was one human right John Locke Believed in?

a)

Money

b)

strong government

c)

the right to bear arms

d)

liberty

14.

what was one human right John Locke believed in

a)

property

b)

the right to an attorney

c)

the right to be in a state of nature

d)

the right to own a levithan

15.

Which founding father took the ideas of John Locke?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Washington

c)

Hamilton

d)

Hobbes

16.

Did Thomas Hobbes believe in a social contract with the government?

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

Did Thomas Hobbes believe in a two way street contract with the government? Did people have a say?

a)

yes

b)

no

18.

Did both Hobbes and Locke believe in having a government?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

Did Thomas Hobbes think people should be able to overthrow the government?

a)

yes

b)

no

20.

Did John Locke believe people should be able to overthrow the government?

a)

yes

b)

no

21.

Baron de Montesquieu believed that _____________ was the peace of mind that comes from being safe.

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Pursuit of happiness

22.

Montesquieu believed that the English government was set up in order to have what? (three branches)

a)

one dominant leader

b)

Power

c)

separation of power

d)

king to have MOST of the power

23.

the system in place to make sure the branches don't get to much power is

a)

checks and leviathans

b)

checks and balances

c)

checks and balenciagas

d)

separation of power

24.

Baron de Montesquieu's thinking influenced

a)

only France

b)

France and America

c)

all over the world including America

d)

England and France

25.

Rousseau believed people were inherently ____________

a)

evil

b)

bad

c)

good

d)

rich

26.

Rousseau believed that people were corrupted by

a)

the evils of the leviathan

b)

the evils of nature

c)

the evils of society

d)

the evils of hobbes

27.

Rousseau believed that in order to get back to a state of good, people had to get closer to what?

a)

government

b)

home

c)

nature

d)

rules

28.

Rousseau believed in what type of government?

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

monarchy

29.

the government Hobbes most likely favored was (could be more than one answer)

a)

dictatorship

b)

monarchy

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

30.

A freedom you are born with in a state of nature is best described as...

a)

natural freedom

b)

social freedom

c)

dictatorship

d)

democracy

31.

in natural freedom you have no laws but you lack what?

a)

security

b)

pride

c)

drive

d)

responsibility

32.

the type of freedom you get when you give up natural freedom for protection is

a)

natural freedom

b)

social freedom

c)

American freedom

d)

leviathan

33.

Two types of governments that are Autocracy governments

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

anarchy

34.

government where one person has complete rule over the citizens

a)

direct democracy

b)

Representative democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

republic

35.

small group of people the hold all of the power

a)

democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

oligarchy

36.

ruled by a king or a queen

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Junta

d)

Dictatorship

37.

an example of an oligarchy

a)

junta

b)

president

c)

king

d)

police

38.

A small group of people-usually military officers- who rule a country after taking it over by force.

a)

militia

b)

leviathan

c)

king

d)

Junta

39.

government where they recognize a divine being or higher power as the ultimate authority

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

40.

when there is no leadership or no formed government, what type of "government" is it?

a)

monarchy

b)

monopoly

c)

anarchy

d)

Junta

41.

when decisions are made that are in the best interest of society as a whole

a)

general will

b)

liberty

c)

property

d)

life

42.

if there is a vote and more than half of the people are in favor of something it is known as

a)

common option

b)

greater good

c)

majority rule

d)

all for one

43.

All citizens are directly involved in making laws and running the government is what type of government?

a)

oligarchy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Anarchy

44.

when citizens vote for a small number of people to represent them in government it is know as

a)

Direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

c)

general will

d)

majority rule

45.

which human right is this: people want to live and will fight to survive

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Justice

d)

property

46.

which human right is this: people want to be as free as possible to make decisions.

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Justice

47.

Which human right is this: people want to own things

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Justice

48.

The video we wached "what doe John Locke Say." was a rip off of what song?

a)

what does the fox say

b)

what does the blocks say

c)

what does my socks say

d)

Leviathan

49.

the general characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind, shared by all humans are known as

a)

human nature

b)

state of nature

c)

general will

d)

leviathan

50.

which founding father studied John Locke? (Boyd better get this one)

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Mr. Clark