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Which of the following BEST describes the Enlightenment?
a) A 16th-17th century time period that is associated with scientific and technological changes
b) An 18th century intellectual movement focused on reason
c) A 16th century time period of classical rebirth
d) An 18th century time period focused on reforming the Church

Which of the following BEST describes the Scientific Revolution?
a) A 16th-17th century time period that is associated with scientific and technological changes
b) An 18th century intellectual movement focused on reason
c) A 16th century time period of classical rebirth
d) An 18th century time period focused on reforming the Church

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Enlightenment?
a) The Scientific Revolution
b) The desire to improve society
c) A focus on reason
d) A desire for increased religious devotion

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Enlightenment?
a) Revolutions in France and the American colonies
b) New ideas about how governments should be run
c) The development of new social sciences
d) The invention of new technologies

Who created the Encyclopedia, a collection of knowledge that helped to spread Enlightenment ideas?
a) Voltaire
b) Diderot
c) Newton
d) Montesquieu

Who was the greatest figure of the Enlightenment, known for his criticism of the Church and championing deism?
a) Voltaire
b) Diderot
c) Newton
d) Montesquieu

Who was responsible for the concept of separation of powers that we see today in America's government?
a) Voltaire
b) Diderot
c) Newton
d) Montesquieu

Who was responsible the idea that there were natural laws that could be uncovered via investigation?
a) Voltaire
b) Diderot
c) Newton
d) Montesquieu

Which of the following BEST describes how the Enlightenment ideas impacted women?
a) Women were forced to work in the home and were not exposed to Enlightenment ideas
b) Women gained many freedoms like the right to own property, vote, and participate in the government
c) Female thinkers began to express opinions about improving the conditions for women
d) There was no change in the status of women during the Enlightenment

Which of the following is NOT true about how the Enlightenment impacted government?
a) Some monarchs tried to maintain absolute power, but rule by Enlightenment principles
b) Ideas from the Enlightenment would be the basis for the development of the American government
c) Most European countries developed constitutional monarchies
d) Monarchs were still concerned with the balance of powers between nation-states

Which of the following groups was NOT involved in the Seven Years' War?
a) France
b) Austria
c) England
d) Italy

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Seven Years' War?
a) The official religion of Prussia
b) Determining who would rightfully rule Austria
c) British capture of French territory in North America
d) France and Britain allied themselves with opposing forces

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Seven Years' War?
a) England gained more territory in North America
b) France gained control of India
c) Prussia gained control of Silesia
d) Once rivals France and Austria became allies

Who developed the idea that the solar system is heliocentric?
a) Copernicus
b) Bacon
c) Ptolemy
d) Galileo

Who developed the scientific method?
a) Copernicus
b) Ptolemy
c) Bacon
d) Galileo

Who made several discoveries in the area of astronomy and was under suspicion of the Catholic Church?
a) Copernicus
b) Ptolemy
c) Bacon
d) Galileo

Who developed several laws about the nature of the universe and was the greatest genius of the Scientific Revolution?
a) Copernicus
b) Newton
c) Bacon
d) Galileo

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