Enlightenment Quiz Review (Freshmen)

“Social Contract:”government exists to protect people from chaos of anarchy, but gov shouldnt interfere with daily life

This guy died of pneumonia, stuffing snow into a chicken to prove the theory of refrigeration.

Known as the father of Captialism

Enlightenment had the potential to overturn millennia of unfair political and religious practices

most Enlightenment thinkers rejected the notion of a king’s what?

All humans are equal and born good, we are made evil by society’s influence.

A society can be judged based upon its technological and educational advancements

These new ideas, sparked many good things, but also sparked what?

What is the Legacy of the Enlightenment?

The following are principles of the Enlightenment, EXCEPT

A school is using typewriters, all documentation is done on paper and the graduation rate is 14%. Who would judge this?

This person would most likely support opening schools for girls where they learn the same curriculum as boys.

Which of the following quotes is John Locke LEAST likely to agree with?

This person is most likely to agree in a free market where supply & demand lead the economy

Montesquieu believes what?

the scientific approach to knowledge rooted in human reasoning, is known as what?

Religion was silly superstition which limited learning, and should be kept separate from Government

What do Deists believe?