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WorksheetsEnlightenment Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?
By careful observation of nature and willingness to question old beliefs
By reading classic literature
By collecting samples of plant life
By forming new government ideas
[p1] What was "the Enlightenment"?
An 18th-century movement of intellectuals whose favorite word was "reason."
A form of government in which the executive, legislative, & judicial branches limit & control each other through a system of checks & balances.
An 18th-century religious philosophy based on reason & natural law.
A view of human nature that emphasized individual happiness at the expense of the broader society.
[p1] The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to...
keep society the same.
make progress toward a better society.
become richer and more powerful.
return to the social norms of the Bible.
[p4] The Catholic Church attacked Galileo because he defended they system that said the _______ revolved around the ______.
Earth... Sun
Sun... Earth
Stars... Moon
Moon... Earth
How did the Catholic Church react to the heliocentric view of Copernicus and Galileo?
They accepted the idea of the heliocentric theory as truth
The Church asked Galileo to spread his ideas to all believers
The church condemned the ideas as heretical (against their teaching)
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Which theory originally stated that the sun was the center of the solar system?
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Eurocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory (with planets orbiting in ellipses)
What types of changes did the printing press facilitate?
books more available to the public
made sharing information across large areas possible
Spread the ideas of the Enlightenment
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of these statements is most likely to be made by a proponent of natural law and natural rights?
God grants monarchs the authority to rule and the duty to give people their rights.
People are irrational, so science is useless in figuring out human behavior.
History teaches that individual freedom is an impossible goal.
Government does not grant rights; it protects them.
Rousseau wrote, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” What kind of government did he favor in order to ensure greater freedom?
an absolute monarchy
an enlightened monarchy
an oligarchy
a popularly elected government
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . .”— The Declaration of Independence
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jacques Bossuet
Baron de Montesquieu
An agreement by which people give up their freedoms for an organized society.
laissez-faire
natural rights
social contract
natural law
Rights that belong to all humans at birth
laissez-faire
natural rights
social contract
natural law
Absolute monarchs who used their power to bring about political and social change...
Enlightened despots
philosophers
social contractors
limited monarchs
According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government?
to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual
to build a wall
to create laws that everyone agree on
to open Chic Fil A on Sundays
What is absolute monarchy?
an absolute monarch butterfly
I don't know. When is lunch?
one ruler has supreme authority and is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
The Enlightenment was a period of time where people focused on __________________.
Life, Liberty, Happiness
Reason, Liberty, Individual Rights
Math, Civics, Chemistry
Thought, questions, answers
A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Capitalism
Democracy
Social Contract
Business Agreement
French Enlightenment philosopher who strongly believed in freedom of speech and religion
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Locke
How did Hobbes view human nature?
We are inquisitive and industrious.
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
We are naturally ignorant
We are naturally kind and helpful to others
