wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Age of Enlightenment

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an Absolutist government

a)

A Democracy

b)

A Republic

c)

A Dictatorship

d)

A Constitutional Monarchy

2.

What is Divine Right

a)

The King is a God

b)

The King is the descendant of God

c)

The King was picked by God

d)

God founded the nation

3.

The United States is a...

a)

Limited Government

b)

Unlimited Government

4.

A country that has a king but is also a limited government (usually a republic)

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

5.

He wrote Leviathan and believed only an absolute ruler could make people behave

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Baron de Montesquiei

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

6.

Whose work on the Social Contract and on Natural Rights inspired founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Francois Voltaire

7.

Which of these is NOT a Natural Right listed in the Declaration of Independence

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

The Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

8.

Advocated of a Separation of Powers

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Francois Voltaire

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

9.

The President is part of the...

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

10.

Atheist who wanted freedom of religion and a separation of Church and State

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Francois Voltaire

d)

John Locke

11.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's idea that the society should do what the majority want

a)

Divine Right

b)

Social Contract

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Philosophy

12.

John Locke's idea that you can replace your government if they violate your Natural Rights

a)

Divine Right

b)

Social Contract

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Philosophy

13.

The English Kings first lost there absolute power because of the....

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Enlightenment

14.

Who was King during the English Civil War

a)

John

b)

Richard I

c)

Charles I

d)

Oliver Cromwell

15.

Who lead Parliament during the English Civil War, later becoming Lord Protector of England

a)

James II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles Stuart

d)

Thomas Fairfax

16.

Which of these facts about the English Civil War is NOT true

a)

The red coats were invented as the first modern army

b)

It ended with the death of Charles I

c)

The Royalists won

d)

It started when the king stormed Parliament

17.

Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution by William and Mary

a)

James II

b)

Charles I

c)

Charles II

d)

King John

18.

Why was it called the Glorious Revolution?

a)

A Catholic King of England was overthrown in a (almost) bloodless war

b)

A Protestant King of England was overthrown in a (almost) bloodless war

c)

A Catholic King of France was overthrown in a (almost) bloodless war

d)

A Protestant King of France was overthrown in a (almost) bloodless war

19.

Who lead the Glorious Revolution?

a)

William and Mary

b)

Charles II

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

George Washington

20.

A government were citizens vote for lawmakers to represent them in a congress

a)

Republic

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Communism

21.

What is a hybrid of Capitalism and Communism

a)

Socialism

b)

Facism

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Republic

22.

Unlimited Government. Everyone must be equal. Not private companies

a)

Capitalism

b)

Facism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

23.

Unlimited government. some groups are better than others. has private companies

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Facism

d)

Socialism

24.

How the economy works in limited governments like republics

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Socalism