Enlightenment

The Age of Enlightenment began

• Before Exploration
• During Prehistoric Times
• After the American Revolution
• In the 17th Century

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”

• Democracy
• Republic
• Absolute Monarch
• Constitutional Monarchy

Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

• True
• False

Who is credited with the idea of 'natural rights'?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

Answer explanation

John Locke is credited with the idea of 'natural rights', which he argued are inherent and inalienable rights that every individual possesses, such as life, liberty, and property. His philosophy greatly influenced modern democratic thought.

All of the following countries saw revolutions triggered by Enlightenment ideas except...

• Sweeden

• United States

• France

• Haiti

Which was not one of the Natural Rights John Locke claimed humans are born with?

• Life

• Liberty

• Right to vote

• Property

If there were no government at all, people would live with no rules and complete freedom, which is called a ...

• social contract

• state of nature

• consent of the governed

• natural right

Locke's "Life, Liberty, and Property" are referred to as ...

• social contracts

• natural rights

• consent of the governed

• absolute monarchs

True or False:

The Enlightenment was a time when democratic ideas spread through Europe.

• True

• False