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- 1. Multiple Choice
We call this era the "Age of Reason" because people began to apply __________ to society and government.
Logic
Tyranny
Tradition
Religion
- 2. Multiple Choice
What era most inspired people in the Enlightenment to apply reason to society and government?
The Protestant Reformation
The Age of Exploration
The Scientific Revolution
The Renaissance
- 3. Multiple Choice
John Locke believed the government should protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens. We call these things:
Natural Rights
Reason
Right to Rebel
Laws
- 4. Multiple Choice
When the government agrees to protect natural rights and citizens agree to abide by the laws and respect their leaders, they have a:
Separation of Church and State
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
Right to Rebel
- 5. Multiple Choice
Citizens have a right to rebel if the government:
Raises taxes
Makes you mad
Gets a new leader you don't like
Breaks the social contract
- 6. Multiple Choice
The idea that religion should not be involved with government is called:
Separation of Powers
Separation of Church and State
Religious Tolerance
Natural Rights
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is not a natural right?
Life
Money
Liberty
Property
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment idea ensures no one leader has too much authority?
Separation of Powers
Separation of Church and State
Divine Right
Natural Rights
- 9. Multiple Choice
The idea that it is OK for others to believe differently than you, and all people should get the same treatment despite their beliefs is called:
Religious Tolerance
Separation of Church and State
Natural Rights
Divine Rights
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment thinker pushed for all men and women to have equal opportunities in education?
Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
- 11. Multiple Choice
Many Kings before and during the Enlightenment believed that they were given the right to rule from God. This idea is called:
Natural Right to rule
Divine Right
Unlimited Power
Absolute Monarchy
- 12. Multiple Choice
Kings and Queens who tried to apply the ideas of the Enlightenment are called:
Enlightened Despots
Absolute Monarchs
Constitutional Monarchs
Tyrannical Leaders
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of laissez-faire?
John Locke
Adam Smith
Voltaire
Rousseau
- 14. Multiple Choice
The term "laissez-faire" literally means:
hands on
total control
hands off
zero control
- 15. Multiple Choice
The idea of Laissez-faire most closely fits with which type of economic system?
Free Market Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
- 16. Multiple Choice
The writers during the Enlightenment, who popularized the new ideas of the era, are called:
Economists
Tyrants
Enlightened Despots
Philosophes
- 17. Multiple Choice
If a government is oppressive, it means that they:
continually treat people unjust or cruel
continually treat people fairly
are very rich and generous
oppose other governments
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is a tyrant?
Cruel leader
Enlightened Despot
Strong ruler
A Monarch
- 19. Multiple Choice
Synonym for Laissez-Faire
Free Enterprise
Adam Smith
Social Contract
Right to rebel
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment thinker was known for this idea?
Rousseau
Voltaire
Locke
Montesquieu
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