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Unit 2: Age Of Reason And Enlightenment
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1) Which was most highly valued by European intellectuals of the Age of Enlightenment?
A
Strengthening of religious institutions
B
Loyalty to one's nation
C
Progress through the use of reason
D
Obedience to traditional ways
2) Which statement best summarizes a major belief of the Enlightenment Period in European history?
A
The scientific method poses a dangerous challenge to established knowledge.
B
Individual achievement and dignity are of great importance.
C
Every person is born to serve the state.
D
No living creature should be killed
3) The fact that the Enlightenment closely followed the Scientific Revolution is evidence that
A
A society can make important advancements only in one narrow area at a time.
B
Ideas that develop in one type of activity will affect other aspects of life.
C
Revolution destroy knowledge and must be followed by rediscovery of the past.
D
Scientific discoveries have little impact on other areas of culture
4) European political thinkers who supported the Enlightenment believed that
A
Government should protect the rights of the people
B
An absolute monarchy is the most effective government
C
Religious tolerance is a dangerous concept.
D
Civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty
5) Many of the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau were associated with
A
Political reforms that ended the absolute monarchy in France.
B
British legislation that improved working conditions in factories.
C
To beginning of the Spanish Inquisition.
D
The establishment of colonial empires by strong European nations.
6) “The method of free inquiry allows man to expose opinions to public examination, to submit them to evidence, and to keep avenues of investigation open.” That philosophy is most characteristic of
A
The Enlightenment of the late 17th century
B
Totalitarianism in the 20th century
C
Feudalism during the Medieval Period
D
The Augustan Age in the Roman Empire
7) “…The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry our His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”
A
Age of Absolutism
B
Industrial Revolution
C
Enlightenment
D
Renaissance
8) According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to
A
Redistribute land
B
Protect natural rights
C
Ensure the wealth of its citizens
D
Fight territorial wars
9) “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…”
A
Feudalism
B
Communism
C
The Enlightenment
D
Social Darwinism
10) One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they
A
Rejected Renaissance Individualism
B
Led to the Protestant Revolution
C
Strengthen traditional institutions
D
Encouraged the spread of new ideas
11) 19. “…Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good…” -Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
A
Nationalism
B
Natural Law
C
Free Trade
D
Socialism
12) How does scientific thinking increase the production of inventions, ideas and innovations?
A
The Dark Ages were Dark because there was no electricity invented yet.
B
By people questioning the past beliefs and begin to experiment to find answers.
C
By using feudalism as an economic system.
D
By people changing the government.
13) How did philosophers like Locke, Voltaire, and Montesquieu influence the world today?
A
By inspiring the founding fathers of the United States and other revolutions in the world.
B
By making scientific discoveries and inventions.
C
By making the world less superstitious.
D
By creating the Scientific Method.
14) How did the influence of scientists like Newton, Bacon, and Descartes impact the modern world?
A
By creating ideas like the Scientific Method and advancing scientific thinking.
B
By inspiring the founding fathers of the United States and other revolutions in the world.
C
By creating a cure for the Bubonic Plague
D
By making the world more superstitious
15) What revolutions occurred as a result of the philosophers of the Enlightenment?
A
French, American, and South America
B
Russian, American, and German
C
French, American, and Polish
D
French, British, and Sudanese
16) How can renewed interest in learning lead to new ideas and innovations?
A
When people want to learn and are interested in the subject their learning, they will think more and harder and create new id
B
When people want to learn they spend too much time learning and don’t think for themselves.
C
When people learn they are happier.
D
When people are interested in learning, they are wealthier.
17) Which best summarizes Montesquieu’s view of the responsibility of citizens in a Democracy?
A
To take part in election campaigns
B
To vote for their leaders
C
To respond to public opinion polls
D
To lobby for new laws
18) there can be no liberty, because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in separated from the legislative and executive powers. Which statement summarizes Montesquieu's view of govt?
A
Government should not give too much liberty to its people.
B
Government should be divided so that it remains fair to its citizens.
C
Government should be controlled by one body of magistrates.
D
Government should be ruled by a monarch.
19) What are inalienable rights?
A
Rights that cannot be taken away
B
The idea that rights are for equal for everyone
C
Rights that are protected by the government
D
The idea that the right to rule comes from God
20) What are divine rights?
A
The idea that rights are equal for everyone
B
The idea that the right to rule comes from God
C
Rights that cannot be taken away
D
Rights that are protected by the government
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