Enlightenment Quiz

What is the Enlightenment also known as?

• The Age of Religion

• The Age of Superstition

• The Age of Science

• The Age of Reason

Which two Enlightenment thinkers had opposite views on the role of government and people's natural rights?

• Voltaire and Denis Diderot

• John Locke and Tomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Mary Wollstonecraft

• Baron de Montesquieu and Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana

What are natural rights as defined by John Locke?

• The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• The right to life, liberty, and to own property

• The right to freedom of speech, religion, and press

• The right to fair justice and education

What concept did Jean-Jacques Rousseau focus on?

• Social contract

• Separation of powers

• Punishment fitting the crime

• Freedom of science

Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the separation of powers within the government?

• Voltaire

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana

• Denis Diderot

What did Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana believe about punishment and crime?

• Punishment should be severe and swift

• Punishment should fit the crime

• Punishment should be the same for all crimes

• Punishment should be decided by the church

Which of the following ideals were embedded into the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?

• The ideals of the Scientific Revolution

• The ideals of the Enlightenment philosophers

• The ideals of the Age of Superstition

• The ideals of the Age of Religion

Which Enlightenment thinker argued in favor of freedom of speech and religion?

• Denis Diderot

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for advocating the idea of a social contract between the government and the people?

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

What did Voltaire criticize in his writings during the Enlightenment?

• Absolute monarchy and religious intolerance

• Democracy and freedom of speech

• Social contracts and natural rights

• Scientific discoveries and rational thought