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Which American revolutionary document was most inspired by the ideas of John Locke.
a) U.S. Constitution
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Bill of Rights
d) Magna Carta

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?
a) Tired of tyranny, colonists were inspired to abolish their government and create a new one.
b) The Enlightenment supported the ideas of absolutism.
c) The Catholic Church took control of the colonial government.
d) Unlimited monarchs used Enlightenment ideas to create new law codes.

What period falls between the Enlightenment and the Industrial Age?
a) Protestant Reformation
b) Age of Imperialism
c) Age of Revolutions
d) Golden Age

What is the primary purpose of a constitution?
a) To allow the king to establish all new laws.
b) To protect the leader's right to unlimited power.
c) To lay out the order of succession in a royal family.
d) To describe the relationship between the people and their government.

The Glorious Revolution plus the signing of the English Bill of Rights led to what?
a) Socialist autocracy
b) Absolute monarchy
c) Military dictatorship
d) Constitutional monarchy

How did the English Civil War challenge absolute authority.
a) It was the first instance a king was put on trial and found guilty of abusing his power.
b) Catholic leaders challenged the church and backed the ideas of scientists.
c) The war resulted in the signing of the Magna Carta, giving Parliament all the power.
d) This was the first bloodless revolution England had ever experienced.

Who would say 'revolt is the right of the people.'
a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b) Baron de Montesquieu
c) John Locke
d) Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker suggested three branches of government.
a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b) Baron de Montesquieu
c) John Locke
d) Voltaire

Which of the following best describes the Enlightenment movement.
a) Higher wages for workers would benefit families.
b) Universal schooling for all women would improve society.
c) Humanity had mastered all the skills for a perfect society.
d) Reason and knowledge could cure the political and social problems of society.

What name did philosophers give to the condition of human existence?
a) social contract
b) state of being
c) society
d) state of nature

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