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Enlightenment Era Quiz 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the 'Bourgeoisie'?

a)

Upper Class

b)

Middle Class

c)

Lower Class

d)

Royalty

2.
The Age of Enlightenment began
a)
Before Exploration
b)
During Prehistoric Times
c)
After the American Revolution
d)
In the 17th Century
3.
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
4.

Which word means 'All power to the monarchy'?

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Absolutism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Romanticism

5.

Which one of these is NOT one of the big changes that happened during the revolutions in Europe?

a)

Political Change

b)

Social Change

c)

Artistic Change

d)

Language Change

6.

What is another name for the Enlightenment Era?

a)

Age of Reason

b)

Natural Laws

c)

Realism

d)

Romanticism

7.

Which philosopher supported absolute monarchs?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

8.

Which philosopher said people have 3 natural rights: life, liberty and property?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

9.

What does 'tyranny' mean?

a)

Ruler abuses power

b)

Ruler loses power

c)

Ruler is elected

d)

Ruler doesn't exist

10.

Which one of the following were not part of the 3 branches of government that Montesquieu suggested?

a)

Supreme

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

Judicial

11.

Which philosopher's books were burnt by the government and church officials?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

12.

Who believed people were naturally good but corrupted by society?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Thomas Hobbes

13.

What does 'sovereignty' mean?

a)

The power to make laws

b)

Losing all power

c)

Gaining all power

d)

Having some power

14.

Which philosopher wrote the book 'The Social Contract'?

a)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Adam Smith

15.

What is 'Laissez Faire'?

a)

When government has all the power

b)

When government doesn't interfere with business

c)

When government has some power

d)

When government interferes with businesses

16.

Who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'?

a)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Leonardo Da Vinci

17.

What did Mary Astell and Mary Wollstonecraft both believe in?

a)

That women should be educated

b)

That women should should not get married

c)

That women should have all the power

d)

That women should wear pants instead of dresses

18.

How did new ideas spread through society during the Enlightenment era?

a)

Through schools

b)

Through word of mouth

c)

Through songs and poems

d)

Through pamphlets and books

19.

What is 'censorship'?

a)

Restricting access to ideas and information

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Burning books

d)

Language spoken by ordinary people

20.

What is 'vernacular'?

a)

The language spoken by ordinary people

b)

Supreme power or authority

c)

Another word for enlightenment

d)

A person who practices philosophy

21.

What is 'Avant-gardes'?

a)

Unchanged principles that govern humans

b)

People or works that are different with respect to art, culture or society

c)

Representing something true to life

d)

Freedom

22.

What is another way to say 'stratified society'?

a)

Class system

b)

Racism

c)

Inequality

d)

Discrimination

23.

Which one of these is NOT a reason why revolutions happen?

a)

Violation of Human Rights

b)

Failure of government to meet demands of the people

c)

Lack of education

d)

A want for freedom

24.

Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in...

a)

Changing the relationship between people and their government

b)

Supporting the divine right theory

c)

Debating the role of the church in society

d)

Promoting increased power of Europeans

25.

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support...

a)

A return to feudalism in Europe

b)

A government ruled by a divine right monarchy

c)

A society ruled by the Catholic Church

d)

A society in which people choose their ruler

26.

Which statement best describes a change that occurred during both the Renaissance and the Enlightenment?

a)

Feudalism became the dominant political system

b)

A new questioning spirit and attitude emerged

c)

Technology and science were considered unimportant

d)

The use of reason and logic were discouraged

27.

The French Revolution was inspired by the Enlightenment Era.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
29.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
a)
A) a desire to improve society
b)
B) faith in traditional religious beliefs
c)
C) support for democratic forms of government
d)
D) a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity