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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?MontesquireLockeVoltaireRousseau
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Rousseau, what is the role of government?It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.It is to protect the "general will" of the people
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following exemplifies the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?reasontraditionfaithignorance
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?kingsGodmilitarypeople
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat document did John Locke's ideas influence?English Bill of RightsDeclaration of IndependenceGreat CharterMagna Carter
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of document did the Enlightenment thinkers support?TotalitarianAbsolute monarchyunlimited governmentlimited government
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the Enlightenment philosophers believed the three branches of government should check the powers of one another?MontesquieuVoltaireRousseauLocke
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a new idea about government stemming from the Enlightenment period?AbsolutismSocial ContractChecks and BalanceSeparation of Powers
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn which European colonies would "redemptioners" be found?SpainEnglandFranceDutch
- 10. Multiple ChoiceNot everyone who traveled to European Colonies did so by their own free will. From what Continent did the biggest forced migration of people in history take place?AsiaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica
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