Matching
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Match each term with the correct statement below. a. | constitutional
government | f. | social
contract | b. | enlightenment | g. | laissez faire | c. | natural
laws | h. | philosophe | d. | natural rights | i. | salon | e. | physiocrat | j. | enlightened
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According to Hobbes and Locke, human nature was governed by ____.
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Life,
liberty, and property are examples of ____.
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A(n)
____ believed that natural laws could be used to define economic systems.
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A
movement meant to shed the light of truth on old institutions.
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The
powers of a(n) ____ are defined and limited by law.
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An
agreement to give up some natural freedoms to gain the benefits of organized society.
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One
who believed that the use of reason could lead to reforms of government, law, and society.
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allowing business to operate with little or no government interference
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A
monarch who accepted Enlightenment ideas
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Informal social gathering
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Match each person with the correct statement below. a. | Baron
Montesquieu | d. | Jean-Jacques
Rousseau | b. | Denis Diderot | e. | Thomas Hobbes | c. | Thomas
Paine | | | | |
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Editor of the controversial Encyclopedia
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Philosopher who believed that people were basically good
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Wrote
that governments should divide powers between executive, legislative, and judicial
branches.
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Had a
negative view of men. In the state of nature they are brute beasts.
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Author of pamphlet encouraging Americans to declare independence from
Britain
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Montesquieu believed the purpose of the separation of powers was to a. | make government
more efficient. | c. | strengthen the
monarchy. | b. | protect the liberties of the
people. | d. | promote
reform. | | | | |
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Which
of the following is a true statement about European peasants during the
Enlightenment? a. | Their life
changed greatly. | b. | Most moved to the cities. | c. | The
Enlightenment had little effect on their life. | d. | They acquired
material wealth. | | |
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The
view of government and church officials toward many Enlightment ideas was a. | very
positive | b. | they waged a war of censorship against
it | c. | they approved it
but did not encourage it | d. | they favored bleinding the new order and the old
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Which
of the following was NOT a method or place for spreading Enlightenment ideas? a. | salons | b. | peasant social gatherings | c. | coffee
houses | d. | works of fiction or works written by pen (false)
names | e. | the development of academies of
science | | |
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Which
of these is NOT true about Adam Smith? a. | He believed the government should control the economy for the
people’s good | c. | He believed the
free market should regulate business | b. | He authored The Wealth of
Nations | d. | He believed that
the law of supply and demand governed economic forces | | | | |
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The
statement from Thomas Jefferson, that all men are endowed with “life” and
“liberty” comes from the thinking of a. | Adam Smith | c. | Baron de Montesquieu | b. | John
Locke | d. | Thomas
Hobbes | | | | |
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The
13 colonies were fighting against which King of England? a. | King
John | d. | King
Henry | b. | King George III | e. | None of these | c. | Richard the
Lion-hearted | | | | |
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Who
said that people form governments to protect their natural rights? a. | Adam
Smith | c. | Baron de
Montesquieu | b. | John Locke | d. | Thomas Hobbes | | | | |
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Who
believed that only a powerful government could ensure an orderly society? a. | Adam
Smith | c. | Baron de
Montesquieu | b. | John Locke | d. | Thomas Hobbes | | | | |
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Which
man is correctly lined up with the work he authored? a. | Adam Smith
Good Government | d. | Thomas
Hobbes Laws of Economics | b. | John Locke Days of
Surrender | e. | None of
these | c. | Baron de Montesquieu Best
Government | | | | |
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