1.4 The Enlightenment Answers

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According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the purpose of government control over citizens?

A
to provide safety and security
B
to erase natural human tendencies
C
to create a balanced society
D
to change the corrupt nature of humans.
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What did the philosophers of the Enlightenment seek to understand?

A
the natural rights behind religion’s continued power
B
the natural rights governing human behavior and society
C
the natural rights that gave leaders absolute power
D
the natural rights that governed the physical universe
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authoritytraditionreason

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authority
B
tradition
C
reason
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Thomas Hobbes’s belief that every country should have the ultimate power over itself is known as

n
national sovereignty.
a
a social contract.
n
natural rights.
t
the separation of powers.
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John Locke thought people were neither good nor bad naturally. How did Hobbes’s views differ from Locke’s?

A
Hobbes thought people were naturally violent.
B
Hobbes thought people were naturally kind.
C
Hobbes thought people were naturally peaceful.
D
Hobbes thought people were naturally evil.
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How did the philosophers of the Enlightenment view the relationship between government and the governed?

A
as mutually beneficial for people and government
B
as more beneficial to the government
C
as more beneficial to the people governed
D
as not at all beneficial to either group

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