Worksheets5.1 Enlightenment Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins
What three broad ideas characterized the Enlightenment?
Faith, Tradition, Superstition
Authority, Obedience, Hierarchy
Reason, Rationality, Pursuit of Knowledge
Emotion, Intuition, Belief
What philosophical approach asserts that knowledge and understanding are primarily derived from sensory experiences and observations in experimentation?
Rationalism
Empiricism
Idealism
Skepticism
What is the main claim the author makes in the excerpt about the impact of the Enlightenment on slavery in Brazil?
Portuguese America was not economically dependent on forced labor, and this led to the erosion of support for slavery
The institution of slavery experienced a gradual erosion of social support by the late 18th century due to changes caused by the Enlightenment
Slavery in Brazil was brutal
Despite Enlightenment ideas, no changes to slavery occurred because of the risk of social and economic upheaval
What was one major result of the Estates-General meeting of 1789 in terms of social change in France?
The king approved new taxes
The clergy were abolished
The nobility gained more power
Feudalism in France collapsed
Which Enlightenment thinker developed ideas about 'new ways of understanding' and 'empiricist approaches'?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
What is the key difference between Hobbes and Locke's views on social contract theory?
Hobbes supported absolute government authority whereas Locke supported no government authority and no rights for the people
Hobbes supported no government authority whereas Locke supported absolute government authority and no rights for the people
Hobbes supported limited government authority whereas Locke supported absolute government authority and more rights for the people
Hobbes supported absolute government authority whereas Locke supported limited government authority and more rights for the people
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers emphasized the importance of reason and developed new political ideas about the individual, natural rights, and the social contract?
Adam Smith
Thomas Paine
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
What did the Seneca Falls Convention mark the beginning of in the US?
The Civil Rights Movement
The Women's Suffrage Movement
The Abolitionist Movement
The Labor Rights Movement
What unifying loyalty amongst those that share a language and culture became a major force shaping the historical development of states and empires?
Colonialism
Globalization
Imperialism
Nationalism
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that empirical methods could be applied to practical fields such as Politics, Ethics, and Medicine with the goal of Human life and society?
Francis Bacon
Thomas Hobbes
René Descartes
John Locke
