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WorksheetsUnit 3: Enlightenment Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which Enlightenment thinker is associated with the principle of Separation of Powers?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
Montesquieu
What was a Salon during the Enlightenment?
A type of hairstyle popular during the Enlightenment
A gathering place for intellectuals to discuss ideas
A type of painting style developed during the Enlightenment
A political party formed during the Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was also known as the Age of Reason.
True
False
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?
Enlightenment emphasizes reason, Absolutism centralizes power.
Both emphasize individualism.
Both are political doctrines.
Enlightenment centralizes power, Absolutism emphasizes reason.
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.
They were all scientists.
They all wrote influential books.
They all challenged the views of those in power, including the Church and the monarchies of their countries.
They were all political leaders.
Montesquieu believed in which of the following?
Separation of powers - Government should be split into 3 branches
a monarch taking care of its citizens and in return the citizens support the monarch
Which Enlightenment idea ensures no one leader has too much authority?
Separation of Powers
Separation of Church and State
Divine Right
Natural Rights
Which of the following BEST describes Absolutism?
When a republic abandons the will of its people.
When one class runs the economy.
When one ruler has all the power.
When a government changes to an oligarchy.
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is known for advocating the idea of Natural Rights, such as life, liberty, and property?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
What was the primary goal of the Enlightenment movement?
To establish monarchies across Europe
To promote scientific and intellectual exchange
To expand colonial empires
To reinforce religious doctrines
Which of the following statements BEST describes the impact of the Enlightenment on modern democracies?
It led to the establishment of absolute monarchies.
It resulted in the decline of scientific inquiry.
It inspired the development of democratic principles and institutions.
It promoted the idea of divine right of kings.
The willingness of people to hand over their rights to rules in exchange for law and social order is called...
method of government
enlightenment agreement
social contract
US Constitiution
What impact did the Enlightenment have on democracy?
It had no impact on democracy.
It inspired the ideas that shaped democratic systems.
It rejected the concept of democracy.
It promoted the rule of absolute monarchs.
