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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
colonial expansion
B
Imperialism
C
independence movements
D
Mercantilism
2) Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in
A
supporting the divine right theory
B
changing the relationship between people and their government
C
debating the role of the church in society
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
the power of the government is derived from the governed
B
God has chosen all government rulers
C
independence is built by military might
D
a capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy
4) John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
A
a return to feudalism in Europe
B
a government ruled by a divine right monarchy
C
a society in which the people chose the ruler
D
a society ruled by the Catholic Church
5) The system of checks and balances in the United States Constitution was influenced by the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker?
A
Rousseau
B
Diderot
C
Voltaire
D
Montesquieu
6) Enlightenment writers often faced censorship because they
A
wrote in Latin
B
supported traditional ideas
C
challenged the old order
D
wrote fiction
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
refuse to vote
B
do nothing
C
move to another country
D
overthrow the government
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
Scientific method
C
Social Contract
D
Enlightenment
9) Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?
A
John Locke
B
Voltaire
C
Montesquieu
D
Diderot
10) The belief that power was granted by God.
A
Divine Right
B
Declaration of Right
C
Dying Right
D
Dead Right
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