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Enlightenment

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Johannes Kepler was able to help prove the Heliocentric Theory by showing that ...?

a)

Venus had phases, just like our moon

b)

Four moons were orbiting Jupiter

c)

The planets orbited the sun in an elliptical path

d)

All things with mass have gravity

2.

Galileo's observations were widely accepted by the church in the 1600's.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

According to Adam Smith and the Physiocrats, the government should NOT get involved in the economy. Instead the laws of supply and demand would take care of everything.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Isaac Newton is most associated with the ...?

a)

Discovery of the sun-centered universe

b)

Origins of modern chemistry

c)

Universal law of gravitation

d)

Invention of a cookie with a fig center

5.

Prior to the Scientific Revolution, much of what we knew about the Earth's place in the universe came from?

a)

The Bible and the teachings of the church

b)

What we could observe personally

c)

The findings of ancient Greek and Roman Scholars

d)

All of these

6.

European thinkers who hoped to use reason to improve man and society were known as the?

a)

Philosophes

b)

Round Heads

c)

Scholastics

d)

Eccentrics

7.

This man believed that, "to avoid living in a state of chaos, man enters into a social contract to protect his natural rights."

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Diderot

8.

This man believed that every man was born with 3 unalienable rights; life, liberty and property?

a)

Diderot

b)

Montesquieu

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

9.

This man is quoted as saying, "I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend your right to say it!"?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Diderot

d)

John Locke

10.

This man's encyclopedia contained 28 volumes?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Diderot

c)

Voltaire

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

11.

This man believed that the powers of government should be separated into 3 bodies; legislative, executive, and judicial.

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Diderot

c)

Voltaire

d)

John Locke

12.

According to the laissez faire philosophy ...?

a)

the government should establish fair wages for workers

b)

the government should create high tariffs to protect a nation's industries

c)

the government should take a "hands off" approach to it's nation's economy

d)

the government should establish minimum wage laws

13.

Which is true concerning Galileo?

a)

He observed the moons orbiting Jupiter

b)

He was given a sentence of life in prison by the inquisition

c)

His findings helped support the heliocentric theory

d)

All of these

14.

What is the process that involves 5 steps: 1) ask a question, 2) develop a hypothesis, 3) conduct an experiment, 4) study the results, 5) draw a conclusion?

a)

An incredible waste of time

b)

The Rational Process

c)

The Scientific Method

d)

Systematic Analysis

15.

This man was known as the father of Rationalism and stated, "I think, therefore I am"?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Ptolemy

c)

William Harvey

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

16.

He is an Ancient Greek scientist who believed the Earth was the center of the universe?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Galileo Galilei

17.

Another word for philosopher is...

a)

doctor

b)

thinker

c)

minister

d)

actor

18.

Enlightenment philosophers directly criticized the power of _______ Monarchs

a)

Absolute

b)

Enlightened

c)

Malevolent

d)

Russian

19.

What is a Salon?

a)

a place to have your hair styled

b)

A gathering of people primarily to discuss ideas of the philosophes

c)

place where people gathered to share paintings of animals in tiny hats

d)

place where people gathered to worship

20.

In the Age of Enlightenment, philosophers moved away from __________ and championed ______________

a)

Absolutism and Colonization

b)

Science and Superstition

c)

Absolutism and Democracy

d)

Democracy and Absolutism

21.

Define "social contract"

a)

an entire society of Imperial Stormtroopers

b)

The document that allows the people to vote for their kings

c)

an entire society agrees to be governed by its king

d)

The thought that the government doesn't come from the king's divine right but from the will of the people

22.

John Locke believed that there are some rights that cannot be taken away and that people are born with them. what are these laws/rights referred to as?

a)

Cheetos law/rights

b)

Natural laws/rights

c)

Civil laws/rights

d)

Untouchable laws/rights

23.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)


The excerpt above illustrates which key Enlightenment idea?

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Due Process

c)

Social Contract

d)

Separation of power

24.

What was the Enlightenment?

a)

Term referred to the complete control that the European kings and queens had over their countries during the 15th through 18th centuries

b)

Refers to the period of philosophical changes that promoted democracy, human rights, and the political participation of the public

c)

Refers to a monarchy that still has absolute power but generally rules in the best interest of the people

d)

Another term for the Scientific Revolution

25.

What is absolutism?

a)

The idea that the right for a king to rule his or her country comes from heaven

b)

This term refers to a monarchy that still has absolute power but generally rules in the best interest of the people

c)

This term refers to the complete control that a European king or queen had over their countries during the 15th through 18th centuries

d)

All of the above

26.
The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:
a)
A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church
b)
The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists 
c)
period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church
d)
 Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth
27.
Which astronomer was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest because he argued that the universe was heliocentric?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Newton 
d)
Galileo 
28.
The Age of Enlightenment began
a)
Before Exploration
b)
During Prehistoric Times
c)
After the American Revolution
d)
In the 17th Century
29.
Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of: 
a)
Supreme Law
b)
Divine Right
c)
Their Opinion
d)
Poor Judgement
30.
Because he feared the Church, what Polish astronomer waited to publish his heliocentric theory until he was near death?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Nicolaus Copernicus 
c)
Isaac Newton 
d)
Francis Bacon 
31.
Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
32.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good, but society corrupted them.  
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
33.
How did Hobbes view human nature?
a)
We are inquisitive and industrious.
b)
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
c)
We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
d)
We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
34.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
35.
Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War
a)
Hobbes
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Locke