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Enlightenment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
2.

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

a)

Voltaire

b)

Denis Diderot

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

John Locke

3.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
4.

How did Hobbes view human nature?

a)

We are inquisitive and industrious.

b)

We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

c)

We are naturally ignorant

d)

We are naturally kind and helpful to others

5.

According to what you have learned, who said women should be treated as equal as men?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Barbara Walters

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Voltaire

6.

. . . reason, which is that law teaches all mankind, who would but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.


John Locke, Two Treatises on Civil Government, 1689


Which concept of the Enlightenment would the passage most likely support?

a)

Truth can be discovered through reasoning and logic.

b)

Humankind can and should improve over time.

c)

People have a right to equality and freedom.

d)

What is natural is also reasonable.

7.

How are the Renaissance and the Enlightenment similar?

a)

produced major cultural changes

b)

limited technological advancements

c)

encouraged traditional values

d)

ignored individual achievements

8.
What is the French word for philosopher?
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
9.

John Locke believed in natural rights. What are the "big 3?"

a)

Liberty

b)

Life

c)

Voting

d)

Food

e)

Property

10.

This philosopher's masterful use of satire got him into frequent trouble with the clergy, the aristocracy, and the government of France. Despite serving two prison terms and being exiled, he never stopped fighting for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.

a)

Volatire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Locke