Quiz on the Enlightenment

The movement known as the Enlightenment occurred during

• the 1500s and 1600s.

• the 1600s and 1700s.

What traditional idea did Enlightenment thinkers challenge to improve the lives and freedoms of ordinary people?

• government.

• science.

Which three topics became a major focus of the Enlightenment?

• rights and responsibilities, politics, reason

• spirituality, religion, chivalry

Which movement happened last in Europe?

• the Enlightenment

• the Middle Ages

• the Reformation

• the Renaissance

The social contract theory states that

• governments should always be allowed to encourage the spread of Protestantism.

• citizens give up some liberties to government in exchange for protection of their self-interests.

How did the English Civil War affect the Enlightenment?

• The English Civil War caused many people to question the role of government, which sparked the imagination of Enlightenment thinkers.

• The English Civil War established the authority of monarchs, who were supported by Enlightenment thinkers.

Enlightenment thinkers rejected the concept of

• absolutism.

• freedom.

• individuality.

• society.

Who wrote The Leviathan, a 1651 publication about creating moral obligations to live in a civil society?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

• People are naturally reasonable.

• People are naturally selfish and violent.

• Government should be separate from religion.

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of John Locke?

• People are naturally reasonable.

• People are naturally selfish and violent.

• Government should be separate from religion.