Unit 2 Vocabulary (Part 1) Quiz

The Enlightenment - Time Period in (Place) ​ (a)   where (Type of People) ​ (b)   questioned traditional beliefs during the (Time Period) ​ (c)  

• Europe
• Middle East
• America
• China
• Philosophers
• Scientists
• Nobles
• Peasants
• 1600s-1700s
• 1400s-1500s

Which of the following best describes an Absolute Monarch?

• A King with Total Power

• A King whose Power is Limited

• A King who rules with a Constitution

• A King who shares power with the Nobles

Which of the following describe the ideas of John Locke? (2 Correct)

• He believes all people have natural rights

• He believes in a strict hierarchy

• He believes people are born with rights

• He believes in a separation of powers

• He supports Absolute Monarchy

A Tyrant - a ​ (a)   ​ where ​ (b)   has Absolute Power and rules ​ (c)  

• government
• class system
• a single person
• a group of people
• the Church
• The Military
• in a cruel way
• with a constitution
• with a separation of powers
• peacefully

Match the following

• Absolute Monarchy

• Government should be separated into 3 equal parts

• Republic

• A government where a single person has Absolute Power AND Rules in a cruel way

• Authoritarian (Tyrant)

• Like a Democracy, but with a Constitution that protects the rights of all people

• Censorship

• Form of Government where one person (The King) has Total Control

• Separation of Powers

• Preventing people from saying or writing certain ideas

Which of the following branches of government were part of the Separation of Powers? (multiple correct)

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Military

• Bureaucratic

Define Republic

• A Democracy, but with a Tyrant that protects natural rights

• Like a Democracy, but with a Constitution that protects the rights of all citizens

• An Absolute Monarchy who rules in a cruel way, but is limited by a constitution

• A strict social class system where one ruler has total power and protects natural rights

Define Censorship

• Controlling what people can and can not think

• Preventing people from saying or writing certain ideas

• Protecting the natural rights of citizens

• Preventing freedom of speech but allowing religious expression

• Ruling in a cruel way

Who developed the idea of natural rights?

• John Locke

• Jean-Jaques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Benjamin Franklin

• Baron de Montesquieu

Which of the following groups questioned traditional beliefs during the Age of Enlightenment?

• Philosophers

• Absolute Monarchs

• Nobles

• Church leaders

• Communists