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Unit 1 Review- The Enlightenment

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

a)

Protect natural rights

b)

Fight territorial wars

c)

Ensure the wealth of citizens

d)

Redistribute land

2.

Which of the following is NOT considered a natural right according to John Locke?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Pursuit of Happiness

3.

Enlightenment thinkers believed decisions made by the government should be based on

a)

Religious beliefs

b)

Divine right of kings

c)

Natural law and reason

d)

Traditional conservative values

4.

Which of the following events could be considered precursors to the Enlightenment? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

The Protestant Reformation

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Scientific Revolution

d)

The American Revolution

e)

The Renaissance

5.

Voltaire strongly believed in

a)

The right to a fair trial

b)

Freedom of speech and religion

c)

The right to peacefully assemble

d)

The importance of women

6.

Locke and Rousseau would be most likely to support

a)

A return to feudalism in Europe

b)

A society ruled by the Catholic church

c)

A society in which the people choose their leaders

d)

The acceptance of divine right

7.

Thomas Hobbes believed that people were naturally cruel and selfish, and therefore needed which kind of government to keep them in check?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Plutocracy

8.

Montesquieu believed that the purpose of the concept of Separation of Powers was to

a)

Make the government less efficient

b)

Weaken the monarchy

c)

Ensure that no branch of government was too strong

d)

Promote social reform

9.

Locke claimed that if the government was not doing what was best for its citizens, then the citizens had the right to

a)

Refuse to pay taxes

b)

Start a revolution and overthrow it

c)

Move to another country

d)

Go on strike and refuse to work

10.

Which of the following is NOT a key Enlightenment idea?

a)

Humans have natural rights

b)

We can solve problems by reasoning

c)

The church should have more power

d)

The government exists to serve the people

11.

Natural rights are best defined as

a)

An exchange between the citizens and the government

b)

The economic interests of each individual person

c)

An individual's duty to his fellow man

d)

Rights that belong to all people because they are human beings

12.

According to Voltaire, the separation of which 2 groups was essential?

a)

Catholics and Protestants

b)

Upper class and lower class

c)

Church and State

d)

Men and women

13.

Adam Smith's most important contributions to the Enlightenment revolved around which discipline?

a)

Science

b)

Government

c)

Politics

d)

Economics

14.

Adam Smith's most famous work, The Wealth of Nations, laid the groundwork for

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Democracy

15.

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 ignorant

d)

We are naturally kind and helpful to others

16.

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe about government?

a)

some government control is necessary, but it should be kept to a minimum

b)

the government should control all aspects of our lives

c)

the government should be led by an absolute monarch

17.

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that governments should be based on majority rule?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Voltaire

c)

Locke

d)

Hobbes

18.

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that power comes from the "Consent of the Governed?"

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

19.

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

a)

The United States

b)

the Supremacy Clause

c)

the Necessary and Proper Clause

d)

federalism

20.

The European Enlightenment influenced the writing of:

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Bible

c)

the Manga Carta

21.
Which principle is demonstrated in the first 3 words of the U.S. Constitution, "We the People"?
a)
Limited government
b)
Consent of the governed
c)
Democracy
d)
Representative government
22.
Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
In every government there are three sorts of power; the legislative; the executive, in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive, in regard to things that depend on the civil law.
—The Spirit of Laws, Baron de Montesquieu, 1748

Which principle of the U.S. Constitution was most influenced by the concepts expressed in this excerpt?
a)
separation of powers
b)
federalism
c)
individual rights
d)
social contract
23.
Which of the following events most helped to establish the concept of the rule of law?
a)
King John I signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
b)
William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066.
c)
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492.
d)
Martin Luther wrote his 95 Theses in 1517.
24.
An essential aspect of the Enlightenment was its advocacy of the . . .
a)
return to traditional medieval values
b)
overseas expansion by Western Europe
c)
the use of reason for logical and rational thinking
d)
strengthening the power of organized religions
25.
Thomas Jefferson adopted whose ideas when writing about inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
a)
Baron De Montesquieu
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
26.
Which of the following books/Ideals would be associated with Thomas Hobbes?
a)
"The Social Contract"
b)
Power should rest with the people
c)
The best form of government is a strong monarch
d)
Power should derive from the church
27.
The writings of the enlightenment philosophers in Europe encouraged later political revolutions through their support of . . . 
a)
Socialism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Divine Rights
28.

Baron De Montesquieu believed that useless laws weaken

a)

nothing

b)

the government's authority

c)

necessary laws

d)

all the above

29.

Baron De Montesquieu said the best way to protect liberty was to

a)

make governments all powerful

b)

give one person complete power

c)

divide the powers of government

d)

have no government

30.
Who developed laissez-faire economics as a en economic philosophy? 
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
John Locke
d)
Louis XVI
31.

He argued that people accused of crimes had certain rights, and he advocated abolishing torture.

a)

Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Wollstonecraft

d)

Beccaria

32.

Who believed that people were inherently evil?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Descartes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

33.

Who advocated for equal education for women?

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Hobbes

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

34.

Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

a)

true

b)

false