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WorksheetsEnlightenment Test Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 32mins
Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Property
According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?
Overthrow the government
Petition the government for their rights
Nothing, the people don't have rights
Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?
Ben Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
What did Hobbes describe people as?
kindhearted
mean
generous
selfish
In Hobbes' mind, who should be in charge?
king
pope
queen
himself
This system makes sure that no one branch can have too much power.
democracy
impeachment
checks and balances
election
French Enlightenment philosopher who strongly believed in freedom of speech and religion
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Locke
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers most influence popular revolutions in France and in the United States?
by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery
by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings
by stressing the importance of military strength
by examining other countries as models of self-government
What revolutions did the Enlightenment Period influence?
Russian Revolution/American Revolution
French Revolution/Russian Revolution
American Revolution/French Revolution
Russian Revolution/Bolshevik Revolution
The Enlightenment Period encouraged people to question who and what?
Church/Bible
Bible/Society
Government/Neoclassicalism
Government/Church
Voltaire's fight for individual rights were for
freedom of speech
tolerance
freedom of religion
all of the above
The theory that an agreement to exchange some freedoms for protection exists between the people and their ruler or government - if the government breaks this agreement, the people have a right to rebel
Human rights
Divine right of Kings
Social welfare
Social contract
This English philosopher and feminist argued that the 'divine right of husbands', like the 'divine right of kings', should be done away with
Olympe de Gouges
Mary Wollstonecraft
Cesare Beccaria
John Locke
This enlightenment philosopher argued strongly in favor of free speech as a human right, and criticized intolerance and oppression, especially that of the Catholic Church
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Olympe de Gouges
This philosopher was the first to propose two major features of modern American government - Separation of powers and Checks & Balances
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
Olympe de Gouges
John Locke
Who was Peter the Great?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best
This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them
Who was Louis XIV?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.
This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.
When Peter the Great returned from Western Europe what changes did he make?
Reformed education.
Created academies to teach Math, Science, and Engineering
Improved manufacturing and trade
Ordered Russians to shave their beards, wear western style clothing and forget their traditions
How many wives did Henry have?
2
4
6
8
How many wives did King Henry Execute ?
6
3
2
9
Why did Henry VIII break with Rome and the Catholic Church?
For personal reasons - He wanted to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.
For economic reasons - He wanted to stop paying taxes to the Catholic Church and thought he could take some of the Church's wealth.
For political reasons - He wanted a male heir as he worried a Queen would not be accepted by the country as a true ruler.
For religious reasons - Henry hated the Catholic Church and wanted to change everything.
What did Henry VIII ask the Pope for?
He asked to create a new religion.
He asked to be allowed to divorce his wife.
He asked to be made head of the church.
He asked for help in a war against the Spanish.
What name did Louis XIV give himself?
Louis the Great
Why was the Palace of Versailles built?
To flaunt the wealth and power of France
To house all of France's money
To downsize the capital
To protect the French border
King Philip II was the king of which country?
France
Germany
Spain
Austria
King Philip II was tolerant of other religions.
True
False
How did King Philip II fund his conquests?
Spent his own personal money
took out loans
Spain had a large stash of gold
Heavily taxed the people
When Philip conquered Portugal he began to do what?
Slaughter Jewish and Muslim people for their "Unholy" beliefs
Called himself the Sun King
Build a fleet to conquer England
Tax the Portuguese people to regain wealth
King Philip did which of these things? (May be multiple answers)
Persecuted Lutherans and burned them at the stake
Targeted Protestants in Mexico and burned them at the stake
Conquered Portugal and slaughtered Jews and Muslims
Changed the government to a network of "Viceroys" who report directly to him
Mary Wollstonecraft said what was the key to equality among men and women?
leading roles in hollywood movies
career paths
Education
wages
Mary, her sister, and her best friend opened what for five years?
Bakery
School for girls
library
Clothes store
Mary Wollstonecraft is called the mother of what movement?
Feminism
Unschooling
No taxation without representation
Civil Rights movement
Catherine the Great is remembered has doing what for Russia.
Improving education for women.
Bringing literature, music, and art to the people.
Modernizing Russia. Continued Peter the Greats vision
All of the above.
What is an Enlightened Despot?
An Enlightened Despot is an absolute monarch who uses enlightenment ideas in their reforms
An Enlightened Despot is an absolute monarch who sees the light
An Enlightened Despot is an absolute monarch who is not concerned with the ideas of the people
An Enlightened Despot is an absolute monarch who is interested in the lighting section at Home Depot
Joseph II of Austria once threatened to step down as co-ruler if his mother did not stop persecuting religious minorities like Jews and Muslims.
True
False
What are some of the major reforms of Joseph II?
Establish schools for religious minorities
Offered scholarships for poor students
Ended torture, death penalty, and other brutal punishments
Created a land tax that taxed the nobles
Frederick the Great of Prussia had which enlightenment thinker live at his palace?
Locke
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire
What is Frederick the Great known for?
Calling himself the Sun king and spending $2 billion dollars on a palace
Modernized Prussia's government, military, tax system and was a patron of the arts.
Traveling to western Europe to help modernize Russia
Burned heretics at the stake
What happened to all of Joseph II's policies and reforms after his reign?
The successor would reverse almost all of his reforms
The successor would continue the reforms
