Revolutions & Nationalism Quiz

Empiricism, a key idea during the Enlightenment, is best defined as:

• The belief that knowledge is innate.

• Gaining true knowledge through rigorous experimentation and sensory experience.

• Relying on religious texts for knowledge.

• Knowledge derived from emotional experiences.

The slave revolt in which country helped lead Britain to abolish slavery in 1833?

• Cuba

• United States
• Brazil
• Jamaica

Which political idea emphasized the protection of individual rights and the ability to overthrow tyrannical governments?

• Feudalism

• Absolutism

• Divine Right of Kings

• The Social Contract

What is the Enlightenment belief in a non-interventionist creator?

• Deism

• Polytheism

• Rationalism

• Interventionalism

Who formulated the Ideas of "Life, Liberty, and Property"?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Karl Marx
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What is the name for the belief pioneered by John Locke, stating that people are born a "blank slate" and are shaped by society?

• Tabula Veritas
• Blank Canvas
• Social Construct
• Tabula Rasa

In his "Spirit of Laws" he developed the idea of separation of branches in government.

• Montesquieu
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Rousseau

Which of the follow are results of the Enlightenment? (Check all that apply)

• Increase in literacy

• Revolutions

• Growth of slavery

• Loss of women's suffrage

Who wrote Candide and was imprisoned for criticizing the French Government?

• Diderot
• Molière
• Voltaire
• Rousseau

Which social class was the driving factor behind the Latin American Revolutions?

• Creole

• Mestizo

• Mullatoes

• Peninsulares