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The Enlightenment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What Enlightenment Thinker advocated for the Separation of Powers?

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Hobbes

d)

Voltaire

2.

This Enlightenment thinker advocated for Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property

a)

Hobbles

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft

3.

"Certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" - Declaration of Independence

most resembles what Enlightenment idea?

a)

Separation of Church and state

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Freedom of Speech

4.

What Enlightenment thinker advocated for Freedom of Speech?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

5.

What was the time period that is the application of science and reason to the world?

a)

Modern Era

b)

Prehistoric Age

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Enlightenment

6.

Which philosopher is associated with the idea of separation of powers in government?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Montesquieu

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Paine

7.

This quote best supports what Enlightenment idea?

a)

Freedom of choice

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Representative Government

d)

Consent of the governed

8.

This Enlightenment thinker advocated for Three Branches of Government

a)

Mary Astell

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

9.

"Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else" resembles what Enlightenment idea?

a)

Social Contract

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Civil Liberties

d)

Liberty

10.

This Enlightenment concept emphasizes the importance of the people consenting to the government they submit to as apart of their Social Contract

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Consent of the governed

c)

Freedom of Press

d)

Fair Court System

11.

The Enlightenment thinker, Voltaire, advocated for what?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Social Contract

12.

This quote supports the idea of getting rid of government if it doesn't follow its side of the Social Contract

a)

"He has refused to Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good"

b)

"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it"

13.

You give up some of your rights to be protected. This is the definition of what political term?

a)

Political contract

b)

Censureship

c)

Anarchy

d)

Social Contract

14.

What was the name for the time period in the 17th Century where new ideas about government and science arose?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Revolution

15.

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Great Charter

d)

Magna Carter

16.

An agreement among individuals to secure their rights and safety by creating a government and agreeing to its rules is known as ___________________

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Social Contract

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Consent of the Governed

17.

Montesquieu proposed that separating power of government would allow each branch to limit the power of the others. This is known as ____________________

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Social Contract

d)

Consent of the Governed

18.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights....


What is the main idea of this passage?

a)

Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government

b)

Government is necessary to promote equality.

c)

Government must equally distribute power among people

d)

People have rights that cannot be denied by any government

19.

In a social contract the people agree to give up some freedom and power for

a)

protection

b)

money

c)

jobs

d)

food

20.

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, Government

b)

Live, Laugh, Love

c)

Life, Liberty, Property

d)

Life, Speech, Religion

21.

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the idea of the 'General Will'?

a)

A) John Locke

b)

B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

C) Voltaire

d)

D) Thomas Hobbes

22.

What was a key characteristic of the Enlightenment period?

a)

A) Emphasis on religious dogma

b)

B) Focus on scientific reasoning

c)

C) Return to medieval traditions

d)

D) Strengthening of monarchies

23.

Which document was heavily influenced by Enlightenment ideas and declared the rights of man and citizen?

a)

A) Magna Carta

b)

B) The U.S. Constitution

c)

C) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

d)

D) The Communist Manifesto

24.

Who wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws', a work that influenced the development of modern political systems?

a)

A) Voltaire

b)

B) John Locke

c)

C) Montesquieu

d)

D) Rousseau

25.

Which Enlightenment thinker is associated with the idea of 'Tabula Rasa', the notion that the mind is a blank slate at birth?

a)

A) John Locke

b)

B) Immanuel Kant

c)

C) Voltaire

d)

D) David Hume