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- 1. Multiple Choice
When did the Age of Enlightenment take place?
1650-1990
1650-1800
1700-1900
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the Age of Enlightenment?
The Scientific Revolution and Reformation are criticized by monarchs
Logic and reason are criticized
Logic and reason are applied to criticizing political and social structures
- 3. Multiple Choice
From where did the Enlightenment originate?
Great Britain and France
Russia and Germany
The Islamic Caliphate in North Africa and Middle East
China
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following ideas did Enlightenment thinkers propose? [choose all that apply]
Establishing democracies
Religious tolerance
Supporting the idea of divine right
Abolishing slavery
Questioning social hierarchies
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the socioeconomic (social + economic) background of Enlightenment thinkers?
Wealthy and uneducated
Highly educated middle class
Poor, but educated
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Hobbes view of human nature?
Humans are naturally bad
Humans are naturally good
Humans are naturally neutral
- 7. Multiple Choice
According to Hobbes, which is the best form of government?
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Absolute Monarchy
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Hobbes's understanding of the "social contract"?
People give up their rights to a monarch in exchange for order in society
People give up some of their freedoms for the greater good of society by following the "general will"
People give up some of their rights to a government for order, but the people can take back the power if the government is corrupt.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Locke's view of human nature?
Humans are naturally bad
Humans are naturally good
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Locke's understanding of the "social contract"?
People give up their rights to a monarch in exchange for order in society
People give up some of their freedoms for the greater good of society by following the "general will"
People give up some of their rights to a government for order, but the people can take back the power if the government is corrupt.
- 11. Multiple Choice
According to Locke, which is the best form of government?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Absolute Monarchy
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which describes Locke's view of "natural rights"
The right to life, liberty, and property that all people are born with
Freedom of speech and religion
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Rousseau's view of human nature?
Humans are naturally bad, but society can fix them
Humans are naturally good, but society corrupts them
Humans are naturally neutral
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Rousseau's understanding of the "social contract"?
People give up their rights to a monarch in exchange for order in society
People give up some of their freedoms for the greater good of society by following the "general will"
People give up some of their rights to a government for order, but the people can take back the power if the government is corrupt.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which ideas is Beccaria most famous for?
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
The separation of powers [3 branches of government]
Freedom of speech, religion, and the press
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which ideas is Montesquieu most famous for?
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
The separation of powers [3 branches of government]
Freedom of speech, religion, and the press
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which ideas is Voltaire most famous for?
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
The separation of powers [3 branches of government]
Freedom of speech, religion, and the press
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