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Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He stated that the role of gov't was to protect the natural rights of citizens?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Jean-Jaques Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

2.
Which idea is represented by this list?
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
3.
Theory that the planets and stars revolve around the earth.
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
4.
Theory that the planets and stars revolve around the sun.
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
5.

With which idea would an Enlightenment philosopher most likely agree

a)

The right to rule comes from God through a king.

b)

The right to rule comes from God through the people.

c)

A strong military is needed to keep people in line.

d)

Tradition and custom should guide decisions made by a government.

6.
Which Enlightenment thinker believed and did the things in this chart?
a)
Galileo
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
7.
This man developed the idea that gravity acts on objects.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Newton
8.
Select all the characteriestics of absolutism.
a)
Rulers have unlimited power
b)
Divine Right
c)
Seperation of Powers
d)
Citizens have no garanteed rights
9.
Which famous Enlightenment philosopher made this statement
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbes
d)
Montesquieu
10.

Why did the Catholic Church work to silence many philosophers from the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The ideas of the Scientific Revolution were unprovable and dangerous.

b)

The ideas of the Scientific Revolution strengthened the power of absolute monarchs.

c)

The ideas of the Scientific Revolution proved that Islam was the true religion.

d)

The ideas of the Scientific Revolution challenged the power of religion.

11.
Which idea was promoted by both the thinkers of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?
a)
Decisions and actions of governments should be based on past traditions.
b)
People should use reason and logic to understand the world.
c)
A strong military is necessary to keep society peaceful.
d)
Only God can grant an individual the authority to rule over others.
12.
Which Enlightenment philosopher coined the ideology "Life, Liberty, and Property"?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Hobbes
d)
Locke
13.
Which Enlightenment philosopher developed the idea of religious tolerance?
a)
Galileo
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Hobbes
14.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that the government should be seperated into 3 branches?
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Newton
15.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that there was a social contract between the government and the people?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Hobbes
16.

He believed that absolute monarchs were a "leviathan" sent to punish evil people.

a)

Locke

b)

Galileo

c)

Voltaire

d)

Hobbes

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