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Enlightenment Thinkers

Authored by Kathryn Byars

History

9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Age of Enlightenment began

Before Exploration
During Prehistoric Times
After the American Revolution
In the 17th Century

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

power and privilege
money and fame
good looks and charm
reason and logic

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:

A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church
The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists 
period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church
 Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains the effect of the Scientific Revolution on traditional religious beliefs?

People now looked to religion to explain the world around them.
People now looked to their kings to explain the world around them.
People used reason and logic to explain the world
Momney makes the world go round

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment thinker produced plays and poems, as well as historical and philosophical essays?

A) Immanuel Kant 
B) John Locke 
C) Montesquieu 
D) Voltaire

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Encyclopedie was published to

A) propose a new plan of government for France 
B) inspire peasants to rise up against the ruling class 
C) spread Enlightenment ideas as widely as possible 
D) improve the study of literature by the middle class

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 In what way did Enlightenment philosophers reflect the central ideas of both Greek democracy and Roman republicanism?

A) They taught that rule by an elite class of nobles is necessary for running a government. 
B) They thought government should represent the will of its citizens. 
C) They argued that a merit-based system is the best method for selecting government officials. 
D) They felt that rule by a strong central leader is the only way to govern effectively.

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