Enlightenment Quiz

What was the Enlightenment period primarily focused on?

• Military advancements

• Religious reforms

• Intellectual and philosophical development

• Artistic movements

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Who is known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism"?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

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What is the term used to describe the intellectual movement that emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition?

• Romanticism

• Enlightenment

• Conservatism

• Feudalism

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Which of the following was a major impact of the Enlightenment on society?

• Increased focus on divine right of kings

• Decrease in scientific exploration

• Growth in democratic ideas

• Decline in education

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Which document is influenced by Enlightenment ideas and emphasizes the rights of individuals?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Code of Hammurabi

• The Communist Manifesto

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What was a common belief among Enlightenment thinkers regarding government?

• It should be absolute monarchy

• It should be based on divine right

• It should be democratic and protect individual rights

• It should control all aspects of life

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Which Enlightenment thinker argued for the separation of powers in government?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

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Which invention during the Enlightenment period greatly enhanced the spread of new ideas?

• Steam engine

• Telescope

• Printing press

• Electric bulb

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution. 

• A. Montesquieu
• B. Hobbes
• C. Rousseau
• D. Voltaire