Enlightenment and revolutions practice test answers 2023
Enlightenment and revolutions practice test answers 2023
Enlightenment and revolutions practice test answers 2023
Enlightenment and revolutions practice test answers 2023
Enlightenment and revolutions practice test answers 2023
Enlighten...
Enlightenment and revolutions practice test answers
The Enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by
a. Encouraging the poor to take up arms
b. Stressing the importance of the monarchy
c. Designing a common revolutionary strategy
d. Instilling a belief in the natural rights of man
d. Instilling a belief in the natural rights of man
. The Declaration of Independence states, "That whenever any form of government becomes
destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it." These words
describe the enlightened idea of a
a. Need to ensure a representative government
b. Return to a society that has no central authority
c. Social contract between government and the people
d. Revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government
c. Social contract between government and the people
The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
a. Of a distinct class system
b. That all men are created equal
c. Of the rightful rule of a monarch
d. That government needs central authority
b. That all men are created equal
The revolutionaries who wrote the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man wanted liberty for
the people of France. This document embodied the Enlightenment idea that
a. The French Revolution was justified
b. Reason should guide human affairs
c. A constitutional monarchy should exist
d. Hereditary and tradition should guide government
b. Reason should guide human affairs
. He believed that every person was born with a tabula rasa, or blank slate.
a. Locke
b. Voltaire
c. Montesquieu
d. Frederick the Great
a. Locke
, . Under Spanish rule, Latin American society was strictly divided into a class system
determined by birth. Among the aristocracy were individuals born in Europe or ancestors of
European immigrants. This rigid social class system contradicted the Enlightenment idea of
a. A two class system
b. Equality among men
c. The importance of birth order
d. Constitutional guarantee of rights
b. Equality among men
7. The American Revolution and French Revolution were similar in that both
a. Were encouraged by Enlightenment idea of natural rights
b. Sought to limit the participation of people in government
c. Supported the theory of divine right
d. Increased the influence of religious institutions in government
a. Were encouraged by Enlightenment idea of natural rights
This class was unaffected by the Enlightenment...
a. Nobles
b. Bourgeoisie
c. Clergy
d. Lower class and peasants
c. Clergy
"The person of the king is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on God itself.
Kings represent the Divine Majesty and have been appointed to Him to carry out His
purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together."
- Bishop Jacques Bossuet
9. Which group directly challenged the political philosophy expressed in this statement?
a. Advocates of divine right
b. Writers of the Enlightenment
c. Absolute monarchs of Europe
d. Leaders of the Catholic Church
b. Writers of the Enlightenment
10. This philosophe separated the government into three branches of government and
argued for separation of powers.
a. Voltaire
b. Montesquieu
c. Locke
d. Diderot
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