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Enlightenment and Government

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which movement greatly influenced the Founders of the United States?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

The Reformation

2.

What was the Enlightenment primarily based on?

a)

Following tradition

b)

Applying human reason and scientific thinking

c)

Religious beliefs

d)

Military conquest

3.

Who were two of the most important Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?

a)

John Locke and Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Voltaire and Immanuel Kant

d)

David Hume and Adam Smith

4.

According to John Locke, what are the natural rights that individuals enjoy?

a)

Right to vote, right to education, right to work

b)

Right to life, liberty, and property

c)

Right to free speech, right to privacy, right to travel

d)

Right to health care, right to housing, right to employment

5.

What does John Locke believe about the government's right to take away natural rights?

a)

The government has the right to take away natural rights

b)

No government has the right to take away natural rights

c)

Only a democratic government can take away natural rights

d)

Only a monarch can take away natural rights

6.

What is the purpose of a social contract according to John Locke?

a)

To form a community to protect themselves and their individual rights

b)

To establish a monarchy

c)

To create a system of taxation

d)

To enforce religious laws

7.

What did Montesquieu believe about the powers of government?

a)

They should be concentrated in one branch

b)

They should be separated among three branches

c)

They should be given to the military

d)

They should be controlled by the church

8.

Which branch of government has the power to make laws according to Montesquieu?

a)

Executive branch

b)

Judicial branch

c)

Legislative branch

d)

Military branch

9.

Which branch of government has the power to carry out and enforce the laws according to Montesquieu?

a)

Executive branch

b)

Judicial branch

c)

Legislative branch

d)

Military branch

10.

Which branch of government has the power to interpret and apply the law to particular cases according to Montesquieu?

a)

Executive branch

b)

Judicial branch

c)

Legislative branch

d)

Military branch