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Absolutism & The Enlightenment

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Absolutism was:

a)

a form of royal government.

b)

a philosophical movement.

c)

an intellectual position.

2.

Louis XIV built ______ as a symbol of royal wealth and power.

a)

Aranjuez Palace

b)

Versailles

3.

Louis XIV was an absolute monarch who ruled ______ from 1638-1715.

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

4.

"Divine right" refers to:

a)

the assertion that economical determinism should rule social relations.

b)

the foundation of a democratic state.

c)

the assertion that monarchical power derived from God.

5.

Peter I ruled ________ from 1672 to 1725.

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Prussia

6.

Louis XIV (France) and Philip II (Spain) were both:

a)

Protestant

b)

Calvinist

c)

Eastern Orthodox

d)

Catholic

7.

Rationalism comes form the word:

a)

Rat

b)

Result

c)

Reason

d)

Revolution

8.

Rationalism was a:

a)

historical period

b)

philosophical movement

c)

dogma

9.

Rationalism uses _____ to solve big questions.

a)

faith

b)

dogma

c)

logic

10.

Rationalism favors reason over ________.

a)

faith

b)

logic

c)

media

11.

The question "Do you have free will?" refers to:

a)

the ability to have some choice in how we act

b)

the ability to set someone free

c)

the ability to manipulate people

12.

"Dare to know" or "Sapere aude" was the motto of the Enlightenment. It means:

a)

Prove your knowledge to others

b)

Have the courage to use your own understanding

c)

Have the courage to find comfort in knowledge

13.

The Enlightenment emerged in which century?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

14.

Enlightened philosophers challenged ________.

a)

democracy

b)

absolute power

c)

human rights

15.

Dogma refers to a system of beliefs (usually related religion) in which certain assumptions cannot be questioned.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Enlightenment influenced:

a)

The rise of monarchical power

b)

The rise of the scientific method

c)

Economic determinism

17.

Which topics were studied by Enlightened Philosophers? (You may choose more than one)

a)

Liberty

b)

Linguistics

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Equity

18.

Skepticism is:

a)

the foundation for political arrangements.

b)

the ability to doubt of what you know.

c)

the philosophical view that all events are determined.

19.

"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things."

This quote means:

a)

To seek for truth one must doubt of all things.

b)

To seek truth one must live according to nature.

c)

To seek truth one must learn from old books.

20.

"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things."

This quote was said by:

a)

John Locke

b)

René Descartes

c)

Voltaire

21.

Enlightenment first appeared in:

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

22.

Choose the correct premise:

a)

Rationalism belongs to the Enlightenment period.

b)

The Enlightenment belongs to the Rationalist period.