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Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Life, liberty, property are examples of

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

state of nature

d)

enlightenment

2.
This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government.  Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Wollstancraft
c)
Locke
d)
Voltaire
3.

Enlightenment philosophers directly criticized the power of _______ Monarchs

a)

Absolute

b)

Enlightened

c)

Malevolent

d)

Russian

4.

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

5.

This philosopher believed there should be separate branches of government

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rosseau

d)

Voltaire

6.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
7.

People give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Age of Reason

c)

State of Nature

d)

Social Contract

8.

Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?

a)

Nothing, people must obey the government

b)

The people would have a right to revolt

c)

The people would be returned to a state of nature

d)

People would be forced to enter into a social contract

9.
Where did the Enlightenment take place?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South America 
d)
England
10.
I believe in the idea of natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Who am I? 
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
11.

Who did the Enlightenment thinkers have the greatest impact on?

a)

The writers of the Bible

b)

The writers of the U.S. Constitution

c)

The writers of the Hunger Games

d)

Latin American citizens who later elected their governments

12.

Locke had a large influence on ________________ who ended up writing the Declaration of Independence and using Locke's words.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

13.
The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they
a)
loved anatomy
b)
traveled frequently to Africa
c)
questioned claims made in biblical passages.
d)
valued natural resources.
14.
The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?
a)
Galileo 
b)
Kepler
c)
Lloyd 
d)
John Adams
15.
The idea that the sun is the center of our universe
a)
Hawkin Theory
b)
Heliocentric 
c)
Applied astronomy 
d)
Geocentric 
16.

Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got their power to rule

a)

from Congress / Parliament

b)

from the people (democratic elections)

c)

from the worldwide web

d)

from God (divine right)

17.

who was an inventor of one of the first telescopes?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Nicolaus

c)

Galileo

d)

Abraham Lincon

18.

The invention of the _______________________ helped spread old and new ideas

a)

Printing Press

b)

Microscope

c)

Thermometer

19.

John Locke believed in what three natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, & Property

b)

Life, Equality, & Happiness

c)

Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite

d)

Live Free, Die Hard

20.

Who used a telescope to further support the Heliocentric Theory?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicolas Copernicus

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Rene Descartes

21.

Which of the following would be another good 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

22.

According to what you have learned, who said women should be treated as equal as men?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Barbara Walters

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Voltaire

23.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
24.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
25.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
26.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
27.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
28.
What is the step-by-step process for performing scientific research?
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Newton's Law of Motion
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Heliocentric Theory
29.
Who came up with the idea that all people had natural rights? 
a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
John Locke
d)
Adam Smith
30.

Which philosopher thought that government should be separated into separate branches to protect the people’s freedom?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Voltaire

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Benjamin Franklin

e)

John Locke

31.
Which idea is represented by this list?
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
32.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
33.

Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

a)

The existence of natural laws was rejected.

b)

Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.

c)

New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.

d)

The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.

34.

Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

social stability and economic self-sufficiency

b)

observation and experimentation

c)

technology and military expansion

d)

scarcity and interdependence

35.

Prior to the Scientific Revolution, who was the center of European power and knowledge?

a)

the Catholic Church

b)

the peasants

c)

the merchants

d)

political parties

36.

3. Which statement represents a key idea directly associated with John Locke’s Two Treatises

of Government?

a)

Freedom of speech should be denied.

b)

The king’s power on Earth comes from God.

c)

All people are born with the right to life, liberty, and property.

d)

Individuals acting in their own self-interest will achieve economic success.

37.

3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the

a)

consent of the governed

b)

equal distribution of wealth

c)

religious values of the people

d)

separation of nationalities

38.

Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?

a)

The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.

b)

Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

c)

Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.

d)

The Columbian exchange occurred.

39.

Which political philosophy is best supported by both documents?

a)

Rule of law represents a social contract with the people.

b)

Tyranny encourages liberty and security.

c)

Separation of powers guarantees people fair treatment.

d)

Oppression promotes the general will.

40.

The idea that all people are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property is most directly associated with the writings of

a)

(1) Baron de Montesquieu

b)

(2) Thomas Hobbes

c)

(3) Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

d)

(4) John Locke