The Enlightenment Test

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Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who invented an accurate telescope and supported Copernicus's ideas.

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Galileo Galilei

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Who argued that the natural state of mankind is cruel and evil, necessitating a government led by an absolute monarch to keep them "in check"?

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Hobbes

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Who argued that there should be a separation of government powers to prevent a single person from becoming too powerful? Options: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes

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Montesquieu

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Who believed that everyone was born with three natural rights (life, liberty, and property) that the government was responsible for protecting?

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John Locke

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The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar in that they:

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encouraged new ideas.

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The Enlightenment is also known as the ______________

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Age of Reason

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According to John Locke, what are the three natural rights that everyone is said to be born with?

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Life, liberty, and property

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What does it mean if the earth is heliocentric?

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The Sun is the center of the universe 

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What does it mean if the Earth is geocentric?

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The Earth is the center of the universe.

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Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order? Options: Voltaire, Hobbes, Rousseau, Beccaria

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Hobbes