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U13- Enlightenment and Revolutions 1550 -1800 - (TEST) P4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name

Class

Date

Which Enlightenment thinker produced plays and poems, as well as philosophical essays?

Thomas Hobbes

John Comey

Voltaire

Montesquieu

John Locke's central political value was

the protection of individual rights.

equal distribution of wealth.

designing governments around biblical teachings.

nullified by the exploration of central Africa.

A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was

there was not a common theme among the enlightenment thinkers

faith in traditional religious beliefs.

a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.

support for democratic forms of government.

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they

loved anatomy

traveled frequently to Africa

questioned claims made in biblical passages.

valued natural resources.

The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?

Galileo

Kepler

Lloyd

John Adams

Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got there power to rule

from Congress / Parliament

from the people (democratic elections)

from the worldwide web

from God (divine right)

Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the

laws of motion

telescope

scientific method

gravity

The Heliocentric theory, proposed initially by Copernicus, contends the the Earth is at the center of the solar system.

True

False

Which is the last step of the scientific method?

hypothesis

conclusion

problem

experiment

10.

What was a period where man applied reason to the human and natural world

The Restoration

The Enlightenment

The Glorious Revolution

The Age of Absolutism

11.

What did Thomas Hobbes believe in

Life, liberty, and property

Social Contracts

Limited power

Men live in a state of nature

12.

John Locke believed in

Life, Liberty, and Property

Absolute rulers

Kings should hold all power

Men live in a state of nature

13.

Montesquieu believed in

Separation of powers

kings holding all power

Men live in a state of nature

Life, liberty, and property

14.

What did Rousseau believe in

life, liberty, property

men live in a state of nature

social contract

religious tolerance

15.

Voltaire believed in

life, liberty, and property

men live in a state of nature

separation of church and state

social contract

16.

What US document was highly influenced by the Enlightenment and John Locke

Declaration of Independence

English Bill of Rights

Magna Carta

Patriot Act

17.

Where were revolutions fueled by Enlightenment thinkers?

America

Canada

France

China

Russia

18.

What were some causes of the French Revolution

bad harvests

rising food prices

unemployment

government spending too much money

19.

Who led the Reign of Terror

King Louis XIV

King Henry VII

Robespierre

Richelieu

20.

Who wrote Don Quixote, the first novel

Descartes

Delacroix

Cervantes

Rousseau

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U13- Enlightenment and Revolutions 1550 -1800 - (TEST) P4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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