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== Enlightenment Quiz ==

The following is a quiz about the Enlightenment & the Scientific Revolution in Europe.

Take this quiz as often as you would like and print out a successful quiz for extra credit.
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"The rule of law is more powerful than the rule of the tyrant." — Simon Bolivar

"Whoever has the . . . supreme power . . . is bound to govern by established standing laws." — John Locke

The statements above were expressed during which period of European history?
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-Pax Romana
-Middle Ages
+Enlightenment
-Renaissance

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . . . ."

The statement best represents the values of
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+the Enlightenment
-Social Darwinism
-feudalism
-communism

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One way in which Maximilien Robespierre, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein are similar is that these leaders all
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-purged their nations of political opponents
-followed the teachings of Karl Marx
+supported the ideals of the European Enlightenment
-obtained their goals through the use of passive resistance

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Base your answer to the following question on the excerpt below and on your knowledge of social studies.

". . . The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together." — Bishop Jacques Bossuet

This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the
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+Enlightenment
-Age of Absolutism
-Renaissance
-Industrial Revolution

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*Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
*Everyone has the natural right to life, liberty, and property.
*Slavery, torture, and religious persecution are wrong.
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During which period in European history would the ideas in these statements have been expressed?
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-Pax Romana
-Age of Exploration
+Enlightenment
-Age of Imperialism

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Which change was introduced by Peter the Great to Russia in the 17th century?
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-spread of the philosophies of the Enlightenment to the peasant class
-development of representative government in the provinces
+introduction of Western technology to the military and industry
-selling of indulgences to raise money

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One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were
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+philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
-chief ministers during the French Revolution
-leaders of the Italian unification movement
-supporters of the Counter Reformation

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One similarity between Martin Luther and Henry VIII is that they
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-argued against the establishment of a theocratic state
-protested against the ideas of the Enlightenment
-died during the Reign of Terror
+challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church

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Base your answer to the following question on the statements below.

...The Laws ought to be so framed, as to secure the Safety of every citizen as much as possible.

...The Equality of the Citizens consists in this; that they should all be subject to the same Laws...

– Documents of Catherine the Great, W.F. Reddaway, ed., Cambridge University Press (adapted)

These ideas of Catherine the Great of Russia originated during the
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-Age of Exploration
+Age of Enlightenment
-Protestant Reformation
-French Revolution

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Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau's The Social Contract, and Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws were works written during which time period?
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-Middle Ages
-Renaissance
+Enlightenment
-Reformation

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Base your answer to the following question on the excerpt below.

Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. . . .
Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. . . .
Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. . . . — The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In which time period of Western history did thinkers first express these ideas in written form?
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-Renaissance
-Reformation
+Enlightenment
-Middle Ages

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The ideas expressed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights most closely reflect the political philosophy of the
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-Scientific Revolution
+Age of Enlightenment
-Commercial Revolution
-Middle Ages

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Many Enlightenment philosophers used reason to
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-reinforce traditional beliefs
-strengthen religious authority
+reveal natural laws
-encourage censorship

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Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?
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-The king is sacred and answers only to God.
-History is a continuous struggle between social classes.
-Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed.
+All individuals have natural rights.

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One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that
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-absolute monarchies should continue
-the punishment should fit the crime
-individual rights should be denied
+governments should be based on the consent of the people
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