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The system of checks and balances in the United States federal government was derived from the ideas of:
a) Locke
b) Voltaire
c) Rousseau
d) Montesquieu

Which statement best describes a change that occured during the Enlightenment?
a) Feudalism became the dominant political system
b) The use of reason and logic were encouraged
c) Technology and science were considered unimportant
d) People were encouraged to accept old ideas without question

All of the following describe the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT that
a) it emphasized the value of research
b) it described the nature of the universe
c) some of its beliefs were openly opposed by the Roman Catholic Church
d) secular ideas were not encouraged

Who believed that all people are born free and equal with three natural rights - life, liberty, and property?
a) John Locke
b) Thomas Hobbes
c) Jean Jacques Rousseau
d) Francis Bacon

The Earth goes around the Sun and both are part of a larger universe is the main focus of which theory?
a) Ptolemy's Theory of the Universe
b) Geocentric Theory
c) Heliocentric Theory
d) Aristotle's Theory of the Universe

Which of the following is NOT a finding of the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment?
a) Heliocentric Theory
b) Movable Type
c) The circulatory system
d) The social contract

What actions did the Catholic Church pursue Galileo and his ideas?
a) Church authorities reluctantly agreed to his theories
b) His ideas were widely accepted by the church and used to prove scripture.
c) Galileo was forced to flee to the Americas
d) The church forced him to recant his ideas and exiled him from Italy.

What philosophical movement helped spark rebellions and revolutions?
a) Enlightenment
b) Protestant Reformation
c) Renaissance
d) Scientific Revolution

Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicholaus Copernicus, Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton, and Rene' Descartes?
a) The acceptance of traditional authority was strengthened.
b) The scientific method was used to solve problems.
c) Funding to education was increased by the English government.
d) Interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewed.

The Enlightenment philosophers, Locke, Hobbes, and Montesquieu believed that in order to protect their God-given rights individuals were required to willingly give up some power to the government. What name is attributed to this philosophy?
a) Separation of Powers
b) Social Contract
c) Natural Rights
d) Social Freedom

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