Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz 1.3

According to John Locke, what are the three natural rights?

• Life, liberty, and property

• Freedom, equality, and justice

• Speech, religion, and assembly

• Education, participation, and protection

What is the purpose of government according to John Locke?

• To protect natural rights

• To enforce laws

• To provide education

• To ensure economic growth

What did Voltaire advocate for?

• Freedom of thought and expression

• Separation of powers

• Equality for women

• Economic equality

What does Montesquieu's concept of Separation of Powers aim to prevent?

• Tyranny

• Economic inequality

• Religious intolerance

• Social injustice

How many branches of government did Montesquieu propose?

• Three

• Two

• Four

• One

What did Mary Wollstonecraft believe women needed to better themselves and society?

• Education

• Wealth

• Freedom of speech

• Political power

According to Mary Wollstonecraft, what should women be able to do?

• Participate in politics

• Own property

• Practice any religion

• Travel freely

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

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Match the following

• Protect Natural Rights

• Voltaire

• Women's rights

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Freedom of Speech

• Montesquieu

• Separations of Powers, 3 Branches of Gov

• Locke

Which of these did Montesquieu speak about?

• • Separation of Powers

  Protects people’s rights by preventing tyranny

• 3 Branches of Gov’t - divide the gov’t so that no one branch has too much power

• Checks & Balances -check each other’s power.

• All of these