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Module 4 -Enlightenment & the American Revolution
Module 4 -Enlightenment & the American Revolution
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1
Which En. Thinker argued the people needed the control of an absolute ruler because people are evil?
Voltaire
Beccaria
Rousseau
Hobbes
2
What did Montesquieu write?
The Spirit of the Laws
Treatise on Toleration
The Wealth of Nations
The Vindication of the Rights of Women
3
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote a book, "
A Serious Proposal for the Ladies
"?
Mary Astell
Abigail Adams
Olympe de Gouge
Mary Wollstonecraft
4
Why did Britain tax the colonists so persistently?
To show them that the Crown was still in control.
To recover the costs of defending the colonies during war.
To raise money for disaster relief.
To pay for King George's new palace at Wimbledon.
5
What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau write?
Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind
The Spirit of the Laws
The Wealth of Nations
Treatise on Toleration
6
Which does NOT belong in the English Bill of Rights of 1689?
Parliament has right to make laws and tax the people.
Only Catholics could become members of Parliament
Citizens have the right to keep weapons
Only Parliament can create a standing army.
7
Which of the En. Thinker argued against cruel and unusual punishment?
Hobbes
Beccaria
Rousseau
Locke
8
Who created & published the
Classified Dicitionary
which helped spread the Enlightenment ideas?
Cesare Beccaria
Adam Smith
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
9
When the Articles of Confederation didn't work, which document became the foundation of the American gov't?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
10
Who wrote
On Crimes and Punishments
?
Montesquieu
Cesare Beccaria
Denis Diderot
Voltaire
11
Which response below describes the theory Galileo developed about the orbit of the earth?
the geocentric theory
the Sun revolves around the Earth
the Earth revolves around the Sun
the Summer solstice
12
Who borrowed Locke's ideas on natural rights when he wrote the
Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
13
What is another name for the French and Indian Wars?
The Seven Years War
The French and Colonial War
The 9 Years War
The 11 Year Tyranny
14
Who advocated a social contract where the majority opinion/general will was forced on the rest?
Rousseau
Adam Smith
Denis Diderot
Cesare Beccaria
15
What was the legacy, the lasting impact of the Enlightenment?
People began to believe in human progress.
Revolutionary wars began to arise worldwide.
People began to question traditional authorities
all of the above
16
Who wrote
A Treatise on Toleration
which advocated freedom of religion?
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Adam Smith
Cesare Beccaria
17
Who wrote
Two Treatises of Government?
Rousseau
Adam Smith
Cesar Beccaria
John Locke
18
Which response below is NOT a method by which Enlightenment ideas spread?
books
parties at wealthy people's home
none of the others
magazines
19
What term describes the belief that kings are accountable only to God for the way they rule?
monarchy
tyranny
oligarchy
divine right of kings
20
Who created the smallpox vaccination?
Andreas Vesalius
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Edward Jenner
21
Which TWO legislative houses make up the English Parliament?
House of Commons
House of the Clergy
House of Lords
House of the People
22
Which Enlightenment thinker inspired the 6th & 8th amendments in the U.S. Bill of Rights?
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Beccaria
Voltaire
23
Which reforms did Catherine the Great actually put into effect?
She abolished serfdom.
She abolished capital punishment.
none of the above
She abolished torture.
24
Which Enlightenment thinker tried to get the death penalty removed as a criminal punishment?
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
Cesare Baccaria
25
What was one goal of the Puritans in England?
They wanted England to have less fun.
They wanted invade France.
They wanted to purify the Anglican Church.
They wanted to establish a new queen.
26
Which Enlightenment thinker argued for a balance between rational thought and human emotion?
Voltaire
Cesare Beccaria
Denis Diderot
Rousseau
27
Which Enlightened despot ruled Austria?
Joseph II
Catherine the Great
George III
Frederick the Great
28
What did Voltaire write?
The Spirit of the Laws
Treatise on Toleration
The Wealth of Nations
Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind
29
Which British king caused the American Revolutionary war?
King Edward IV
King George III
King James I
King Charles II
30
Which country's religious tolerance & freedom of speech did Voltaire admire?
England's
Ireland's
Spain's
France's
