Enlightenment Quiz

What was the focus of the Scientific Revolution?

• Advancements in physics

• Advancements in chemistry

• Advancements in biology

• Advancements in medicine

What did thinkers of the Enlightenment emphasize?

• Religious beliefs

• Power of reason

• Divine right

• Absolutism

Who were the two English thinkers who played a key role in the Enlightenment?

• Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

• Voltaire and Montesquieu

• Adam Smith and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Immanuel Kant and Joseph II

What did John Locke believe about human nature?

• People are basically reasonable and moral

• People are naturally cruel and greedy

• People are driven by religious beliefs

• People are born with divine right

What did Thomas Hobbes argue in his work 'Leviathan'?

• People are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish

• People are born with natural rights

• People should have absolute freedom

• People should form a social contract

According to Thomas Hobbes, why did people enter into a social contract?

• To protect their natural rights

• To establish a limited government

• To escape a brutal and chaotic life

• To overthrow the monarchy

How did John Locke's views on government differ from those of Thomas Hobbes?

• Locke supported absolute monarchy, while Hobbes rejected it

• Locke believed in limited government, while Hobbes supported absolute monarchy

• Locke believed in the natural rights of individuals, while Hobbes believed in the power of the government

• Locke believed in the state of nature, while Hobbes believed in the social contract

What did Montesquieu propose as a way to protect liberty?

• Separation of powers and checks and balances

• Absolute monarchy and divine right

• A powerful government and obedience

• Limited government and natural rights

Which Enlightenment thinker used wit to expose the abuses of his time?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

Who was influenced by Locke's idea of the right of revolution?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• All of the above