The Enlightenment - Quiz 2023 (100% correct)

The Enlightenment - Quiz 2023 (100% correct) 1. *Read the quote by Thomas Hobbes.* *Law was brought into the world for nothing else but to limit the natural liberty of particular men in such manner as they might not hurt but assist one another and join together against a common enemy.* *According to Hobbes, what is the primary purpose of the social contract?* to protect rights to remove rights to reduce liberty to expand liberty 2. *What did the philosophers of the Enlightenment seek to understand?* the natural rights behind religion's continued power the natural rights governing human behavior and society the natural rights that gave leaders absolute power the natural rights that governed the physical universe 3. *The key idea of John Locke's Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of* the government. the philosophers. the law. the individual. 4. *According to John Locke, ________ must respect the rights of the citizens.* rulers philosophers enemies 5. *The Enlightenment was an age of inquiry based on _________, not religion.* authority tradition reason 6. *John Locke thought people were neither good nor bad naturally.* *How did Hobbes's views differ from Locke's?* Hobbes thought people were naturally violent. Hobbes thought people were naturally kind. Hobbes thought people were naturally peaceful. Hobbes thought people were naturally evil. 7. *Under what circumstances did John Locke think it would be acceptable for the people to overthrow the government?* It is never acceptable, as overthrowing the government would be a violation of the social contract. If the people were to break the social contract and seek a different type of rule, the people could overthrow the government. If the government violated the social contract, the people could overthrow the government. If the government failed to accept new natural rights, the people could overthrow the government. 8. *Read the quote from Immanuel Kant.* *Have the bravery to use your own reason! - that sums up the meaning of enlightenment.* *According to the quote, the Enlightenment encourages people to ________ for themselves.* 9. *__________ supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally selfish.* Thomas Hobbes John Locke Baron de Montesquieu 10. *Which act could be considered an acceptance of the social contract?* paying the electric bill in exchange for using electricity viewing commercials in exchange for watching network news broadcasts observing traffic laws in exchange for driving on the highway paying the water bill in exchange for taking a shower