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Enlightenment
Test Description: Challenge your knowledge of the Enlightenment period
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) “We prefer self-government with danger, to servitude in tranquility.” The author of this statement would most likely support
A
Imperialism
B
Mercantilism
C
independence movements
D
colonial expansion
2) Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in
A
debating the role of the church in society
B
changing the relationship between people and their government
C
supporting the divine right theory
D
promoting increased power for European monarchs
3) Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?
A
God has chosen all government rulers
B
independence is built by military might
C
a capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy
D
the power of the government is derived from the governed
4) John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
A
a return to feudalism in Europe
B
a society ruled by the Catholic Church
C
a society in which the people chose the ruler
D
a government ruled by a divine right monarchy
5) The system of checks and balances in the United States Constitution was influenced by the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker?
A
Voltaire
B
Diderot
C
Rousseau
D
Montesquieu
6) Enlightenment writers often faced censorship because they
A
supported traditional ideas
B
challenged the old order
C
wrote fiction
D
wrote in Latin
7) John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to
A
do nothing
B
overthrow the government
C
move to another country
D
refuse to vote
8) The willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange for law and order in society was called the
A
Magna Carta
B
Enlightenment
C
Social Contract
D
Scientific method
9) Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?
A
Voltaire
B
John Locke
C
Diderot
D
Montesquieu
10) The belief that power was granted by God.
A
Dead Right
B
Declaration of Right
C
Divine Right
D
Dying Right
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