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The movement known as the Enlightenment occurred during

the 1500s and 1600s.

the 1600s and 1700s.

the 1700s and1800s.

the 1800s and 1900s.

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What traditional idea did Enlightenment thinkers challenge to improve the lives and freedoms of ordinary people?

government.

medicine.

religion.

science.

A political effect of the Enlightenment was that

some monarchs embraced new ideas from the movement.

support for rebels fighting the French Revolution decreased.

many people rejected the idea of representative government.

the constitutional monarchy in England came to an end.

Which movement happened last in Europe?

the Enlightenment

the Middle Ages

the Reformation

the Renaissance

The social contract theory states that

governments should always be allowed to encourage the spread of Protestantism.

farmers are required to give up some rights in exchange for government provided funding.

peasants should raise up against the wealthy to gain equal status within society.

citizens give up some liberties to government in exchange for protection of their self-interests.

Read the passage from John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government.The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings, capable of laws, where there is no law there is no freedom.The quotation supports Locke’s belief in

the need for absolute rule to keep people in control.

the social contract between people and government.

the need to keep the church separate from the state.

the desire for three different branches of government.

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of John Locke?

People are naturally reasonable.

People are naturally selfish and violent.

Governments create unequal societies.

Government should be separate from religion.

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

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

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

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.

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

Which three topics became a major focus of the Enlightenment?

astronomy, mathematics, physics

classicism, humanism, individualism

rights and responsibilities, politics, reason

spirituality, religion, chivalry

A difference between the ideas of Hobbes and Locke was that

Hobbes believed life without government was difficult, while Locke believed safety was more important than freedom.

Hobbes believed government should not take away certain natural rights, while Locke believed people have the right to rebel.

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

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

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