Enlightenment Thinkers

Choose ALL the right answers:

Which rights did John Locke believe all men were entitled to:

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Happiness

Montesquieu was most supportive of:

• a government that divided power

• a government appointed by God

• a government with most power in the king

• a government that had almost no power

According to John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau, men enter into a "Social Contract" when...

• they give up some rights to form a government

• the sign an agreement which creates a government

• God gives them a government and king

• they give up their government and return to nature

Which thinker was most concerned with religious toleration?

• Voltaire

• Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Diderot

Which thinker was most concerned with women's rights?

• Voltaire

• Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Diderot

Enlightened thinkers were known by what name?

• Philosophers

• Philosophes

• Salons

• Enlighteners

Which thinker was credited with compiling the first Encyclopedia?

• Voltaire

• Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Diderot

Which idea best summarizes Cesare Becarria's beliefs?

• Governments must have good reason to imprison or harm their people

• Governments have unlimited power to prevent crime

• The purpose of governments is to protect people from crimes and from each other

• Governments must torture people in order to get to the truth