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Enlightenment Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

According to John Locke, what is the natural liberty of man?

a)

To be free from any superior power on earth

b)

To be under the will of legislative authority

c)

To have no rules to live by

d)

To be subject to the arbitrary will of another man

2.

What does Daniel Defoe criticize about the education of women?

a)

They are only taught to stitch and sew

b)

They are given equal education as men

c)

They are not taught anything at all

d)

They are only taught to read and write their names

3.

What does Émilie Du Châtelet advocate for regarding women's rights?

a)

Participation in some human rights

b)

Participation in all human rights, especially those of the mind

c)

Exclusion from all human rights

d)

No rights for women at all

4.

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, what is the social compact based on?

a)

Putting person and power in common under the general will

b)

Having no rules to live by

c)

Being subject to the inconstant will of another man

d)

Following the arbitrary will of others

5.

What does Voltaire advocate for in terms of tolerance?

a)

Regarding all men as brothers

b)

Excluding certain groups from brotherhood

c)

Tolerating only Christians

d)

Tolerating only certain races

6.

What does Immanuel Kant believe about women's education?

a)

Women should not be educated at all

b)

Deep meditation and reflection are not suitable for women

c)

Women should only be educated in certain subjects

d)

Women should be educated in all subjects

7.

According to Cesare Beccaria, what is the fundamental principle of good legislation?

a)

Preventing crimes rather than punishing them

b)

Punishing crimes rather than preventing them

c)

Making the laws complex and difficult to understand

d)

Favoring particular classes of men over others

8.

What does Mary Wollstonecraft criticize about women's education?

a)

The excessive education for women

b)

The lack of education for women

c)

A false system of education that renders women weak and wretched

d)

The focus on physical strength rather than mental strength

9.

What was the subject of William Wilberforce's speech to the house of Commons?

a)

The regulation of the Slave Trade

b)

The expansion of the Slave Trade

c)

The promotion of the Slave Trade

d)

The abolition of the Slave Trade

10.

What is depicted in the painting 'A London Coffee House'?

a)

A scene from a restaurant in London

b)

A scene from a coffee house in London

c)

A scene from a tea house in London

d)

A scene from a library in London

11.

What does Thomas Paine argue about the rights of man?

a)

They are inherent and inalienable

b)

They are granted by the government

c)

They are only for the privileged

d)

They do not exist

12.

What does Adam Smith believe about the free market?

a)

It should be heavily regulated

b)

It should be left to operate on its own

c)

It should be abolished

d)

It should be controlled by a single entity

13.

What does John Stuart Mill advocate for in terms of individual liberty?

a)

Individuals should have complete freedom of action

b)

Individuals should have no freedom of action

c)

Individuals should only have freedom of action in private matters

d)

Individuals should only have freedom of action in public matters