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The Enlightenment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which philosopher believes that humans were naturally selfish and quick to fight?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Montesquieu

2.

Montesquieu believed that government should be didvided in to three parts. This is called________.

a)

System of Checks and Balances

b)

Natural Freedom

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Natural Rights

3.

Things that are in the best interest of society as a whole.

a)

Social Freedom

b)

General Will

c)

Natural Freedom

d)

Majority Rule

4.

A period of time when people developed new ideas about human existance and people's basic rights.

a)

Tabula Rasa

b)

Democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

The Enlightenment

5.

The Enlightenment is also known as the (a)   .

6.

Which founding Father was influenced by John Locke?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

7.

The Italian thinker that believed in the Idea of Realism was _________

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Rousseau

8.

What is the System of Checks and Balances?

a)

The idea that a leader is chosen by the people.

b)

Life, Liberty, and property

c)

Limits the power of the 3 branches.

9.

Fundamental basic rights are called (a)  

10.

More than half is called (a)  

11.

No rules, no one in charge and no protection is (a)  

12.

Between the people and the government is a (a)  

13.

Philosopher that believes in two types of Freedoms.

(a)  

14.

Another word for Democracy

(a)  

15.

A place were people gathered to discuss politics and life.

(a)  

16.

The Age of Reason was a time when people's ideas were based in (a)  

17.

People vote directly on issues

(a)  

18.

People elect others to represent them in government

(a)  

19.

The government with one person in charge

(a)  

20.

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

(a)