Enlightenment Practice Test

How did the Scientific Revolution set the conditions for the Enlightenment Philosophers?

• The Scientific Revolution discouraged questioning of established norms.
• Reason and theory was applied to every government and society rather than just science

• Enlightenment philosophers rejected all scientific ideas from the Scientific Revolution.
• People stopped questioning why things were the way they were

Who wrote 'Leviathan' and believed in the need for a strong central authority to avoid chaos?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Denis Diderot

• Thomas Hobbes

• Mary Wollstonecraft

Voltaire is known for advocating which of the following ideas?

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state

• Women's Rights

Which work is associated with Mary Wollstonecraft?

• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

• The Social Contract

• Candide

• Encyclopédie

Denis Diderot is known for co-editing which significant work?

• The Social Contract

• Encyclopédie

• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

• Candide

According to Enlightenment thinkers like Locke, what cannot be taken away by governments?

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Freedom of Expression

• Equality

Who argued for a strong, centralized authority to prevent chaos?

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

Who strongly advocated for the freedom of speech, thought, and religion?

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

Who was one of the first advocates for women's rights during the Enlightenment?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

Enlightenment thinkers often critiqued the concentration of power in a single ruler. What is this period known as?

• The Age of Absolutism

• The Scientific Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The American Revolution