WHII Module 4.4 Spread of Enlightenment Ideals

The emergence of ______________ led people to question the role of religion in government.

• Calvinism

• secularism

• absolutism

• capitalism

Though many Enlightenment philosophers held traditional views, others called for greater equality for __________ in education and society.

• children

• peasants

• slaves

• women

Which best describes philosophes?

• politicians

• priests

• thinkers

• writers

Rousseau believed that ____________ corrupted the individual.

• society

• religion

• politics

• money

Which societal change did Rousseau support?

• gender equality

• the end of government

• equality under the law

• the social contract as a moral guide

Philosophes argued that religion did not need to guide __________; other doctrines could do that instead.

• spirituality

• ideology

• philosophy

• morality

Which philosopher advocated economic, social, and political equality for women?

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Wollstonecraft

A feminist is best described as someone who

• supports women’s interests and rights.

• believes in the superiority of women.

• thinks women’s rights are more important than others’.

• is concerned with giving women power over others.

Which best describes the role of God according to deism?

• God is seen as an architect who designs the structure and lets others build it.

• God is seen as an engineer who builds the machine and then controls it.

• God is seen as a mechanic who tends to the machine as needed.

• God is seen as a watchmaker who builds the watch, starts it, and leaves it alone.

Which best describes why philosophes were suspicious of organized religion?

• They felt organized religion failed to understand the modern world.

• They felt reason offered a better understanding of the world.

• They felt society was being forced to join the Catholic Church.

• They felt organized religion catered to the upper classes.