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Enlightenment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Age of Reason?

a)

Revolutions

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Buddhism

2.

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

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.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
5.

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

6.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
8.

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers most influence popular revolutions in France and in the United States?

a)

by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery

b)

by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings

c)

by stressing the importance of military strength

d)

by examining other countries as models of self-government

9.

How are the Renaissance and the Enlightenment similar?

a)

produced major cultural changes

b)

limited technological advancements

c)

encouraged traditional values

d)

ignored individual achievements

10.

During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...

a)

the level of control they should have over their government

b)

the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit

c)

how their food crops should be grown

d)

how their houses should be arranged

11.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
12.

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

a)

God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

b)

People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

c)

People set up governments to protect their lives and property

d)

Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

13.

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

14.

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

15.

Why did some Enlightenment thinks fear democracy?

a)

They were afraid of angering the Catholic Church

b)

They were afraid of entering into a social contract

c)

They did not understand the difference between monarchy and democracy

d)

They were afraid of what would happen if mobs of uneducated people were allowed to vote