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Unit 3: Enlightenment Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Enlightenment thinker is associated with the principle of Separation of Powers?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Montesquieu

2.

What was a Salon during the Enlightenment?

a)

A type of hairstyle popular during the Enlightenment

b)

A gathering place for intellectuals to discuss ideas

c)

A type of painting style developed during the Enlightenment

d)

A political party formed during the Enlightenment

3.

The Enlightenment was also known as the Age of Reason.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Enlightenment was a cultural movement emphasizing reason and individualism. Absolutism is a political doctrine where a single ruler holds all the power. How are they different?

a)

Enlightenment emphasizes reason, Absolutism centralizes power.

b)

Both emphasize individualism.

c)

Both are political doctrines.

d)

Enlightenment centralizes power, Absolutism emphasizes reason.

5.

How are Martin Luther, Galileo Galilei, and Montesquieu similar in their actions and historical significance? They all challenged the views of those in power, including the Church and the monarchies of their countries.

a)

They were all scientists.

b)

They all wrote influential books.

c)

They all challenged the views of those in power, including the Church and the monarchies of their countries.

d)

They were all political leaders.

6.

Montesquieu believed in which of the following?

a)

Separation of powers - Government should be split into 3 branches

b)

a monarch taking care of its citizens and in return the citizens support the monarch

7.

Which Enlightenment idea ensures no one leader has too much authority?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Separation of Church and State

c)

Divine Right

d)

Natural Rights

8.

Which of the following BEST describes Absolutism?

a)

When a republic abandons the will of its people.

b)

When one class runs the economy.

c)

When one ruler has all the power.

d)

When a government changes to an oligarchy.

9.

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is known for advocating the idea of Natural Rights, such as life, liberty, and property?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Voltaire

10.

What was the primary goal of the Enlightenment movement?

a)

To establish monarchies across Europe

b)

To promote scientific and intellectual exchange

c)

To expand colonial empires

d)

To reinforce religious doctrines

11.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the impact of the Enlightenment on modern democracies?

a)

It led to the establishment of absolute monarchies.

b)

It resulted in the decline of scientific inquiry.

c)

It inspired the development of democratic principles and institutions.

d)

It promoted the idea of divine right of kings.

12.

The willingness of people to hand over their rights to rules in exchange for law and social order is called...

a)

method of government

b)

enlightenment agreement

c)

social contract

d)

US Constitiution

13.

What impact did the Enlightenment have on democracy?

a)

It had no impact on democracy.

b)

It inspired the ideas that shaped democratic systems.

c)

It rejected the concept of democracy.

d)

It promoted the rule of absolute monarchs.