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Enlightenment Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a philosophe?

a)

Enlightenment philosopher

b)

Classical philosopher

c)

Natural philosopher

d)

scientist

2.

Which type of government did John Locke advocate for?

a)

limited (constitutional)

b)

absolute

c)

democratic

d)

feudal

3.

Which type of government had been most popular throughout the world and throughout history prior to the Enlightenment?

a)

limited (constitutional)

b)

absolute

c)

democratic

d)

feudal

4.

According to social contract theory, why does government exist?

a)

to provide services to the people

b)

to protect the natural rights of the people

c)

to rule over the people

d)

to divide the people into orderly classes

5.

Which of the following ideals of John Locke was not present in ancient and medieval societies?

a)

equality before law

b)

divine right

c)

absolute government

d)

social classes

6.

SELECT ALL of the natural rights:

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Democracy

e)

Religion

7.

The principle that independent beings must be treated equally by the law.

a)

equality before law

b)

social contract

c)

limited/constitutional government

d)

natural rights

8.

A form of government in which the ruler's power is limited by a basic set of laws

a)

democratic

b)

absolute

c)

limited (constitutional)

d)

feudal

9.

Why did Montesquieu believe in separation of powers?

a)

it is easier to limit the power of governement if its power is divided

b)

he did not want to separate the powers of government

c)

factions within government would fight each other instead of governing

d)

government can be more efficient if each branch is given specific duties

10.

Which ancient society utilized separation of powers and inspired the philosophes?

a)

Roman Republic

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Song China

d)

Feudal Europe

11.

How does the modern US government utililize separation of powers?

a)

there are three branches of government: executive, legislative, & judicial

b)

the US does not utilize separation of powers

c)

there is a president and vice president like the Romans used two consuls

d)

there are democratic elections for most government officials and term limits to prevent them from holding office for too long

12.

Which TWO, usually negative, qualities did Adam Smith say could be leveraged for the good of the economy?

a)

selfishness

b)

competitiveness

c)

contempt

d)

resentment

e)

jealousy

13.

Who is consedered the father of capitalism and modern economics?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Voltaire

c)

Baron de Mostesquieu

d)

Karl Marx

14.

SELECT ALL that are true of capitalism:

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

goal is to invest capital for profit

d)

goal is to accumulate natural resources

e)

encourages free trade between nations

15.

SELECT ALL of the Enlightenment ideals that influenced capitalist thought?

a)

natural rights (Liberty & Property)

b)

limited government

c)

natural rights (Life)

d)

equality before law

e)

separation of powers

16.

An economic system based on free markets and investment of capital for profit

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

mercantilism

d)

feudalism

17.

SELECT ALL of the core ideals of John Locke, which became the foundation for Enlightenment philosophy:

a)

limited government

b)

social contract

c)

equality before law

d)

capitalism

e)

deism

18.

What was Baron de Montesquieu's solution to absolute government?

a)

separation of powers

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom of religion

d)

capitalism

19.

Which type of government is the United States of America?

a)

Constitutional Republic

b)

Absolute Democracy

c)

Limited Monarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

e)

Constitutional Theocracy

20.

Which philosophe wrote the US Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Locke

d)

Adam Smith

21.

Which Enlightenment ideals are present in the following passage from the US Bill of Rights?

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

a)

freedom of religion

b)

natural rights

c)

social contract

d)

separation of powers

e)

freedom of speech

22.

Which Enlightenment ideals are present in the following passage from the US Declaration of Independence?

"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, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

a)

equality before law

b)

natural rights

c)

social contract

d)

separation of powers

e)

freedom of speech

23.

SELECT ALL of the nations that experienced revolutions based on Enlightenment ideas?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

e)

Germany

24.

Which two historic societies did NOT have absolute government/monarchies AND did have some form of democratic representation for commoners?

a)

Roman Republic

b)

English Model Parliament

c)

Roman Empire

d)

English Feudal Monarchy

e)

Mongol Empire

25.

What was The Enlightenment?

a)

Philosophical movement in which reason and logic was applied to changes in government & society

b)

Cultural golden age in Europe during which humanism, art, artchitecture, and literature flourished

c)

Reform movement within Christianity that led to the formation of many new denominations

d)

Time period in which rationalism and empiricism influenced and changed the study of the natural world