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Who wrote in his book, Leviathan, that the people needed a strong, powerful ruler?
John Locke
Denis Diderot
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes believed that the best form of government was:
Constitutional monarchy
democracy
dictatorship
absolute monarchy
John Locke's view of human nature was largely:
negative
skeptical
positive
indifferent
Locke believed that all people were born with 3 "Natural Rights" from God that no one could take away. These rights consisted of all of the following except:
Life
Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty
Property
What did Locke believe was the main job of the government?
To protect people's rights
To serve the king loyally
To serve the Church without complaint
To provide a large army to protect the people from attack
Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Frederick II
Who developed the concept shown in the picture?
Montesquieu
Beccaria
Locke
Hobbes
What is the purpose of the concept shown in the picture?
to give the king more help
to help the Church raise more money
to keep the government from becoming too powerful
to guarantee equality to all citizens
Rousseau believed the people create a unwritten agreement with the government. The people agree to obey the government if the government agrees to protects the people's rights. Rousseau called this agreement:
the Constitution
the Declaration of Rights
the Social Contract
the Encyclopedia
Mary Wollstonecraft fought for __________________________ during the Enlightenment.
Prisoner rights
Rights of the disabled
Animal rights
Women's rights
Wollstonecraft believed that the path for women to gain equal rights was only through:
education
religion
work
travel
Where did the Enlightenment mostly take place?
Europe
Africa
Asia
South America
The Leviatan was a strong king in England.
True
False
The Enlightenment Era was also called The Age of Reason.
True
False
Kings believed they had a divine right to rule over their kingdoms.
True
False
Philosophers wanted a social and political change in Europe.
True
False
Cesare Beccaria promoted capital punishment in the process of applying justice.
True
False
The British Monarchy was considered the best way to rule a kingdom because they had a parliament and a judicial power.
True
False
Mary Wollstonecraft's daighter wrote a famous book called...
Leviatan
On the Spirits of Laws
Frankestein
The Social Contract
Voltaire used satire to attack the clergy and the aristocracy.
True
False
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