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Unit 2A Enlightenment

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The right to life, liberty, and property

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

natural beauty

d)

popular sovereignty

2.

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

3.

An agreement between free individuals and government

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

separation of powers

4.

The idea that government power comes from the people.

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

consent of the governed

d)

salons

5.

This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Beccaria

6.

A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.

a)

scientific revolution

b)

geocentric theory

c)

catholic church

d)

social contract

7.

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

a)

natural rights

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

10 Commandments

8.

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mr. Salguero

9.

Which is NOT true about the legacy of the Enlightenment?

a)

destroyed freedom

b)

inspired the American Revolution

c)

questioned the church

d)

focused on individual rights

10.

This philosopher believed in education and jobs for women.

a)

Locke

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Hobbes

11.

Which is NOT true about the legacy of the Enlightenment?

a)

destroyed freedom

b)

inspired the American Revolution

c)

questioned the church

d)

focused on individual rights

12.

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mr. Salguero

13.

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

a)

natural rights

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

10 Commandments

14.

A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.

a)

scientific revolution

b)

geocentric theory

c)

catholic church

d)

social contract

15.

This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Beccaria

16.

The idea that government power comes from the people.

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

consent of the governed

d)

salons

17.

An agreement between free individuals and government

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

separation of powers

18.

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

19.

The right to life, liberty, and property

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

natural beauty

d)

popular sovereignty

20.

"Influenced by the writings of the Enlightenment philosophers who supported natural rights, the separation of power in a government, the consent of the governed, social contract, and the freedom of expression.

a)

enlightened

b)

immoral

c)

despot

d)

social reform

21.

"a king or queen whose ideas and actions were influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers"

a)

enlightened despot

b)

natural rights

c)

abolitionists

d)

parliament

22.

Which of the following was Denis Diderot's contribution to the world?

a)

The Dictionary

b)

The Atlas

c)

The Almanac

d)

The Encyclopedia

23.

What events led to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Reformation

c)

The Age of Exploraton

d)

World War I and World War II

24.

The invention of the printing press and exploring/discovering new lands and species led to what?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Scientific Revolution

c)

The creation of the Silk Road

d)

The American Revolution

25.

Which Enlightenment Thinker believed that people are naturally bad, and need to be governed by an absolute monarch?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

26.

What Enlightenment thinker most influenced the American and French Revolution, with the idea of "natural rights"?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

27.

What group of people helped influence the American and French Revolution, with the ideas of challenging the "divine right of kings"?

a)

The Humanist Thinkers

b)

The Scientific Thinkers

c)

The Revolutionary Thinkers

d)

The Enlightenment Thinkers

28.
The ______ was a time when philosophers tried to use reason and logic to understand people and governments. 
a)
Crusades
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Black Death
d)
University
29.
Had a negative outlook on humans. He thought humans were naturally selfish, cruel and needy. 
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieue
d)
Wollstonecraft
30.
He pushed for the rights of those accused of crimes such as a right to fair and speedy trial by jury and no more capital punishment. His idea was that the punishment should fit the crime. 
a)
Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Beccaria
31.
His idea of a perfect government was a small village with direct democracy where everyone works together for the good of all people. 
a)
Rousseau
b)
Wollstonecraft
c)
Hobbes
d)
Beccaria
32.
This man thought that an absolute monarchy was the best form of government
a)
Locke
b)
Rousseau
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire