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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment was the use of reason guiding people's...
thoughts in philosophy, society, and politics.
thoughts in religion, spirituality, and Christianity.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Around what time period did the Enlightenment occur?
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the word "Enlightenment" mean?
"Into the light"
"Into the Wild"
"To make lighter"
"Rebirth"
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the word secular mean?
Religious
Non-Religious
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment thinkers believed that there could be progress in society. It was thought that humans were capable of improving the world.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was a way Enlightenment thinkers, especially philosophes, shared their ideas?
Salads
Saloons
Salons
- 7. Multiple Choice
"Philosophes" is French for...
Potatoes
Philosophers -_-
Mesopotamia
- 8. Multiple Choice
It was rare for Enlightenment thinkers to share their ideas. They never sent letters to other philosophers, and hid their ideas from society.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
Philosophes distrusted...
Newspapers
Letters from outside their kingdoms.
Organized Religion
Women in salons.
- 10. Multiple Choice
During the Enlightenment, most Kings and Queens believed God gave them their right to rule.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which person was not a philosopher during the Enlightenment?
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Benjamin Franklin
Niccolo Machiavelli
- 12. Multiple Choice
Women were able to influence the Enlightenment through salons and writing.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment inspired revolutions to occur in the American Colonies and France.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which NOT American Colonists were influenced by the Enlightenment?
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
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