The Enlightenment

What was the Enlightenment also known as?

• The Age of Darkness

• The Age of Reason

• The Age of Enlightenment

• The Age of Science

Enlightenment thinkers believed that human beings are born with ________ rights.

• Natural

• Artificial

• Temporary

• Conditional

According to Enlightenment thinkers, what should people have the right to express?

• Their wealth

• Their opinions

• Their power

• Their silence.

In a state of nature, people would live with no rules and complete freedom, but without any protection from each other. True or False?

• True

• False

The idea that citizens give up some freedom in exchange for government protection is known as the ________.

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Enlightenment

• Republicanism

What is the concept where citizens agree to obey a set of rules, and the government agrees to protect citizens' rights?

• Consent of the Governed

• State of Nature

• Heredity

• Democracy

If a government failed, citizens would no longer agree to be governed. This is known as ________.

• Consent of the Governed

• Social Contract

• Republicanism

• Heredity

What did many Enlightenment thinkers believe about the selection of a country's leader?

• By heredity

• By election

• By force

• By wealth

The fear of a mob of uneducated people having the power to vote was a concern for some Enlightenment thinkers. True or False?

• True

• False

Which Enlightenment thinker is associated with the idea of republicanism?

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes