The Enlightenment Quiz Review

What is the term used to describe an intellectual movement that changed Europeans view of government and society?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Reformation

• The Age of Exploration

The natural rights to life, liberty, and property were part of which of the following philosopher's core beliefs on government?

• Thomas More

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Which philosophe combatted intolerance through satirical writing and used a pen named "Voltaire"? 

• John Locke

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

Which Enlightenment philosopher/philosophe wrote that a system of “separation of powers” and “checks and balances” is the best way to maintain fair government?

• Voltaire

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

This Enlightenment philosophe was a champion of freedom and believed that the best government was one chosen by the "general will" of the people (democracy) which he thought encouraged leaders to pursue the common good.

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Denis Diderot

• Cesare Beccaria

• John Locke

Which key concept of the philosophers  was characterized by a belief in rationalism and that truth could be discovered? 

• Nature

• Reason

• Progress

• Liberty

Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted the social contract theory between a strong ruler the people? 

• Hobbs

• Locke

• Machiavelli

• Rousseau

In the 18th century (1700s), what historic French city was considered the cultural and intellectual capital of Europe? 

• Paris

• Versailles

• Nice

• Montpellier

New artistic styles during the Enlightenment were dominated  in the 1600s and early 1700s by a style called ___________________, which included elaborate palaces such as Versailles in France. 

• Paleolithic

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Impressionist

Women during the Enlightenment were viewed by the philosophers in more ______________ roles even though they were more challenging of the assumptions about government and society. 

• progressive

• matriarchal

• traditional

• professional