WorksheetsCh. 21 L2 Enlightenment Thinkers Formative Assessment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Believed that people were born with a blank slate and could be shaped by their environment.
a)
John Locke
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
e)
Denis Diderot
2.
Applied the scientific method to society and saw the world as a machine operating under natural laws.
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
John Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
e)
Denis Diderot
3.
Wrote The Spirit of the Laws and advocated for separation of powers to protect liberty.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Voltaire
e)
Denis Diderot
4.
Supported religious tolerance and critiqued the Catholic Church, promoting freedom of speech.
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Denis Diderot
5.
Promoted a laissez-faire economy where individuals pursue self-interest to benefit society in his work, The Wealth of Nations
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Voltaire
6.
Created a 28-volume encyclopedia to promote knowledge and challenge traditional ideas.
a)
Denis Diderot
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Voltaire
7.
Developed the idea of a social contract where people agree to be governed by the general will.
a)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Voltaire
8.
Argued for equal rights for women based on their ability to reason.
a)
Mary Wollstonecraft
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Voltaire
9.
Social gatherings where Enlightenment thinkers discussed and spread their ideas.
a)
Salons
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Voltaire
10.
The belief in a creator who set the universe in motion but does not interfere with natural laws.
a)
Deism
b)
John Locke
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Montesquieu
e)
Voltaire
11.
the concept that the state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone
a)
Laissez-faire
b)
Regulated economy
c)
Market socialism
d)
State capitalism
12.
an artistic style that replaced Baroque in the 1730s it was highly secular, emphasizing grace, charm, and gentle action
a)
Rococo
b)
Neoclassicism
c)
Renaissance
d)
Impressionism
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