The Age of Enlightenment

The Age of Enlightenment

8th Grade

7 Qs

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The Age of Enlightenment

The Age of Enlightenment

Assessment

Quiz

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8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nicole Kantor

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What was the "Age of Enlightenment?"

a time when people fought to abolish segregation and discrimination

a time when people had new ideas about human rights and the role of government

a time in Ancient Greece when the people voted on their own policies with no representatives

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Around what time did the Age of Enlightenment happen?

1800's

1900's

1700's

1900's

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

During the Age of Enlightenment, where did people gather to talk about human rights and philosophy?

Salons in Paris

Cafes in New York

Cafes in Rome

Salons in London

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "natural rights?"

the ability to exist in nature

the right to have no rules imposed on a society

the right to life, liberty, property and happiness- basic human rights

the idea that a country's citizens should choose leaders in an election

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Citizens give up some freedom they would have in a state

of nature (like the freedom to rob and kill people), and in exchange the government

protects citizens’ right to life, liberty, and property is.....

social contract

consent of the governed

natural rights

Republicanism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If a government failed, then citizens would no longer agree to be governed and they would have the right to revolt. This idea is known as....

social contract

natural rights

Republicanism

consent of the governed

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The idea that a country’s leader should be chosen by the citizens in a general election

social contract

Republicanism

natural rights

consent of the governed