Enlightenment Thinkers and Political Concepts Quiz

Who believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority?

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which philosopher advocated for the separation of powers and checks and balances?

• Adam Smith

• Catherine the Great

• Montesquieu

• Mary Wollstonecraft

Who wrote the 'Two Treatises of Government'?

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

Which philosopher believed in direct democracy as the best form of government?

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Who was an advocate for women's equality and wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women'?

• Catherine the Great

• Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• Mary Wollstonecraft

Who was a Scottish economist and wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'?

• Catherine the Great

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Adam Smith

• Montesquieu

Which ruler used their power to bring about political and social change with Enlightenment ideas?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Enlightened Despot

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Who believed that freedom of speech, religion, and the press was the best weapon against bad government?

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

What is the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs?

• Natural Rights

• Laissez-faire

• Social Contract

• Sovereignty

Who was an absolute ruler who ruled Russia and encouraged science, art, and literature?

• Adam Smith

• Catherine the Great

• Montesquieu

• Mary Wollstonecraft