WorksheetsEnlight
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Age of Enlightenment began
a)
Before Exploration
b)
During Prehistoric Times
c)
After the American Revolution
d)
In the 17th Century
2.
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
3.
Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries?
a)
English monarchs
b)
The President of the United States
c)
The Catholic Church
d)
Silk Road merchants
4.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
5.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good, but society corrupted them.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
6.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
8.
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
a)
a desire to improve society
b)
faith in traditional religious beliefs
c)
support for democratic forms of government
d)
a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity
9.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
the French Revolution
b)
the American Revolution
c)
other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
all of the above
10.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
philosophe
b)
natural rights
c)
separation of power
d)
checks and balances
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