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Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

People are naturally reasonable.

People are naturally selfish and violent.

Governments create unequal societies.

Government should be separate from religion.

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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

Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment philosopher from

Belgium.

England.

France.

Germany.

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 statement best characterizes the ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

People are naturally reasonable.

People are naturally selfish and violent.

Governments create unequal societies.

Government should be separate from religion.

Who wrote The Leviathan, a 1651 publication about creating moral obligations to live in a civil society?

Thomas Hobbes

John Locke

Baron de Montesquieu

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

How did the English Civil War affect the Enlightenment?

The English Civil War led to the concept of a “divine right” to rule, which was developed in greater detail by Enlightenment thinkers.

The English Civil War caused many people to question the role of government, which sparked the imagination of Enlightenment thinkers.

The English Civil War established the authority of monarchs, who were supported by Enlightenment thinkers.

The English Civil War promoted the idea of absolutism, which was embraced by Enlightenment thinkers.

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.

In the 1700s, an effect of the Enlightenment was

a rise in support for representative government.

the creation of new Protestant churches across Europe.

an increase in new scientific discoveries and methods.

the return to classical ideas such as humanism and realism.

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