Enlightenment Philosophes & Philosophies

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• pizza, chips, and soda
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assemble

Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:

• A dictatorship
• A democracy
• An absolute monarchy
• All of these

What was the name of the intellectual movement that was responsible for challenging unlimited governments and caused people to question the authority of the church?

• The Great Illumination
• The Renaissance
• The Great Awakening
• The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment is considered a turning point in history because . . . 

• Europeans changed their ways of thinking about the role of government
• Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church
• The Columbian Exchange occured
• The factory system was used to mass-produce goods

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were called-

• Sophists

• Philosophes

• Heretics

• Enlightened Ones

What is a social contract?

• an agreement between people and their government; people give up some freedoms in exchange for other rights or privileges.

• an agreement between two groups of people; everyone agrees to share resources

• a signed piece of paper that says the government has the right to rule however it wants to

• a signed piece of paper in which citizens pledge to give all their belongings to the government.

What are natural rights?

• A set of three rights that Locke believed all humans have: life, liberty, and property

• A set of three rights that Hobbes believed all humans have: life, liberty, and property

• A set of three rights that every government believes people has: life, liberty, and property

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

Which of the following would NOT be an Enlightenment ideal?  

• one ruler should make laws
• the government should represent the people
• the government should be limited
• citizens should have their natural rights