The Enlightenment

Question 1

Which act could be considered an acceptance of the social contract?

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observing traffic laws in exchange for driving on the highway

Question 2

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philosophers

Question 3

How did Niccolo Machiavelli’s ideas contribute to Enlightenment thinking?

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He examined human nature outside of religion.

Question 4

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

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to provide safety and security

Question 5

Which term is synonymous with “natural rights,” according to Enlightenment philosophers?

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universal rights

Question 6

John Locke thought people were neither good nor bad naturally. How did Hobbes’s views differ from Locke’s?

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Hobbes thought people were naturally violent.

Question 7

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reason

Question 8

Locke argued that all humans are born with what natural rights?

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life, liberty, property

Question 9

The key idea of John Locke’s Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of

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the individual.

Question 10

What must people provide in order to be governed under a social contract?

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rational consent to the government

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