WorksheetsUnit 9 Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which group of people most influenced the American government?
Scientific thinkers (like Galileo)
Reformation thinkers (like Martin Luther)
Humanist thinkers (like Michelangelo)
Enlightenment thinkers (like John Locke)
How did Enlightenment thinkers challenge traditional ideas about government?
They believed rulers should have unlimited power
They supported decisions based on reason and natural rights
They wanted the Church to control government
They believed traditions should never be questioned
Which idea BEST describes the goal of Enlightenment thinkers?
Decide which religion was the best
Improve human society and government
Increase the power of absolute monarchs
Prevent unpopular ideas from spreading
Which Enlightenment thinker is MOST closely associated with natural rights?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
John Locke
Rousseau
Which Enlightenment thinker strongly supported religious freedom and free speech?
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
John Locke
Enlightenment thinkers believed ideas from the Scientific Revolution could help people:
Increase religious authority
Improve human society and government
Eliminate laws
Support absolutism
The belief that people agree to follow laws in exchange for protection of their rights is called:
Absolutism
Civil liberties
Social contract
Separation of powers
Which situation BEST shows the Enlightenment idea of the social contract?
A king rules because he inherited power
Citizens obey laws because they are forced to
People agree to laws that protect their rights
Religious leaders control the government
Fundamental freedoms like speech, religion, press, and assembly are known as:
Natural laws
Social contract
Civil liberties
Absolutism
Why did absolute monarchs see Enlightenment ideas as dangerous?
They encouraged people to give monarchs more power
They promoted obedience without question
They challenged the monarchs' authority
They supported unlimited monarchy
