The Enlightenment

Question 1

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of John Locke?

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People are naturally reasonable.

Question 2

One of Baron de Montesquieu’s key ideas was

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creating checks and balances.

Question 3

In the 1700s, an effect of the Enlightenment was

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a rise in support for representative government.

Question 4

Which list states events of the Enlightenment in the correct order?

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i. The English Civil War comes to an end.ii. Locke builds on the ideas of Hobbes.iii. Montesquieu publishes Spirit of Laws.iv. Rousseau publishes The Social Contract.

Question 5

Enlightenment thinkers rejected the concept of

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absolutism.

Question 6

In France, philosophes discussed Enlightenment ideas in

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salons.

Question 7

Many Enlightenment ideas were incorporated into

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the founding documents for the United States.

Question 8

A difference between the ideas of Hobbes and Locke was that

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Hobbes believed life without government was difficult, while Locke believed people have the right to rebel.

Question 9

A political effect of the Enlightenment was that

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some monarchs embraced new ideas from the movement.

Question 10

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

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People are naturally selfish and violent.

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