AP_Enlightenment

Who is quoted as saying, "Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!"?

• Bernard de Fontenelle

• Pierre Bayle

• Immanuel Kant

• Voltaire

What did Denis Diderot criticize in his writings?

• The French Revolution

• Christianity

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

How did Montesquieu’s ideas pave the way for the Constitution of the United States?

• By promoting a monarchy

• By advocating for a single ruler

• By introducing the separation of powers

• By supporting absolute power

What did David Hume focus on in his work?

• Prophecy and miracles

• Examination of experiences that constituted human life

• Creation of a new religious doctrine

• Political theories

What role did Madame Geoffrin play in the Enlightenment movement in Paris?

• She was a leading philosopher

• She opened a public library

• She maintained a notable salon for philosophes

• She wrote the Encyclopédie

Which philosopher believed that humans are naturally selfish and that an absolute monarchy is the best form of government?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Karl Marx

Who coined the phrase "Cogito, ergo sum"?

• René Descartes
• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Blaise Pascal