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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these was greatly influenced by the Enlightenment?the Magna Cartathe American Revolutionthe Scientific Revolutionthe divine right of kings - 2. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Cesare Beccaria:torture is necessarythe death penalty should always be an optionthe punishment should fit the crimetrials should be private
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements would most likely have been made by Voltaire?"People should not be afraid to speak their minds.""The government is made to protect our natural rights.""Trials should not be private.""The king needs absolute power."
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIf Baron de Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see theour Declaration of Independentsour Bill of Rightsa government-run tax systemthe legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Thomas Hobbes believe that people needed to be governed by a ruler with absolute power?because the ruler will share the power with the peoplebecause people couldn't be trusted to govern themselvesbecause legislators could not make good lawsbecause monarchs could not enforce laws themselves
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe following ideas come from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Which most closely relates to the work of John Locke?innocent until proven guiltyspeedy and public triallife, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessfreedom of speech and press
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis image is most closely related to which of the famous thinkers?VoltaireBeccariaHobbesLocke
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis image is most closely related to which thinker?VoltaireHobbesLockeMontesquieu
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis image is most closely related to which thinker?MontesquieuLockeBeccariaHobbes
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis image is most closely related to which thinker?LockeBeccariaMontesquieuHobbes
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