Which Enlightenment ideas inspired the Declaration of Independence?

Natural Rights, Social Contract

Hobbes famous quote of the state of nature

“the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.”

John Locke wrote the popular book,

Essay Concerning Human Understanding

What was one of Voltaire's Famous Quotes?

“judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers"

Baron de Montesquieu highly recommended...

separation of powers in government.

The Two Treatises of Government

Voltaire and Religion

He believed in 'universal law" that revealed itself in natural world

The role of the government in the social contract for Locke is:

It serves to protect people's natural rights to life, liberty and property.

What was the social contract for Hobbes?

people give up freedoms for law and order

Most philosophers of the Enlightenment supported

Using human reason & logic to create solutions.

Which famous quotes reflects Voltaire's stance on freedom speech?

I disappeared of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right

Which of the following was NOT true about Voltaire?

He promoted the separation of power into three branches

Understanding the world through observation

Which one of these quotes did Voltaire say?

"Common sense is not so common"

Which value would Hobbes and Locke agree upon?

Without the government, people would be in a state of nature

stated that mankind was animalistic, and needed a strong government

Three Branches of Government?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

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1
Which Enlightenment ideas inspired the Declaration of Independence?
Natural Rights
Social Contract
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
2
Hobbes famous quote of the state of nature
“the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.”
"the life of man, poor nasty."
"the life of man, brutish and short."
"the life of man poor, nasty, and short"
3
John Locke wrote all except
Two Treatise of Government
Some Thoughts on Educated
The Spirit of Laws
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
4
Voltaire
Absolute Monarchy
Freedom of Speech
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
5
What Enlightenment philosopher was impacted by the English Civil War and concluded man is evil
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
6
John Locke wrote the popular book,
the Principia Mathematica
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
the Leviathan
the Behemoth
7
What was one of Voltaire's Famous Quotes?
"Have more than you show, speak less than you know"
"There is only one bad word: Taxes"
“judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers"
"I have never liked France or the French"
8
Baron de Montesquieu highly recommended...
the Cuban sandwiches at La Columbia.
the idea of natural rights.
fair trials by juries.
separation of powers in government.
9
John Locke wrote
The Leviathan
The Two Treatises of Government
The Social Contract
Spirit of the Laws
10
The Executive Branch...
Carries out the laws
Evaluates laws
Pays for the laws
Creates laws
11
The judicial branch…
Interprets laws
Creates laws
Enforces laws
12
Voltaire and Religion
he supported religious brutality not tolerance
He believed in 'universal law" that revealed itself in natural world
Voltaire was a catholic
supported religious persecution of pantheist/diesm
13
Before governments, Thomas Hobbes believed that people lived in a…
Community of Cooperation
State of Nature
State of Being
Nature of Humans
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Montesquieu was a?
French Judge
Man of Letters
Political Philosopher
All of the above
15
The role of the government in the social contract for Locke is:
The government is non-existent in Locke's view.
It is to be an absolute power, to keep people in line.
The government is to be made up everyone voting and making laws together.
It serves to protect people's natural rights to life, liberty and property.
16
This Enlightenment philosopher wrote seperation of powers and checks & balances?
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Locke
Madison
17
What were the consequences of The Enlightenment?
American Revolution
Haitian Revolution
French Revolution
All of the Above
18
The key word of the Enlightenment is:
reason
glory
religion
economy
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What was the social contract for Hobbes?
people give up freedoms for law and order
people keep their freedoms
people give up law and order for freedom
people should live under anarchy
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Voltaire and other Enlightenment thinkers promoted religious...
Fanaticism
Radicalism
Extremism
Toleration
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The executive branch…
Votes on laws
Carries out laws
Writes laws
22
Most philosophers of the Enlightenment supported
Turning to the Bible for religious solutions.
Using human reason & logic to create solutions.
Ancient and medieval traditional solutions.
The divine right of Kings to force solutions.
23
Which famous quotes reflects Voltaire's stance on freedom speech?
A think, therefore I am
I disappeared of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right
Hate. Let me tell you how much I've come to hate you since I began to live
Life is a Dream
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Which of the following was NOT true about Voltaire?
He promoted religious tolerance
He was exiled from France to England
He promoted the separation of power into three branches
He was a philosophe
25
What does Thomas Hobbes advocate?
a strong sovereign
anarchy
a weak sovereign
natural rights
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What is empericism?
Understanding the world through observation
Believing humans can't understand anything
Placing faith in the Catholic Church
Gleaning from the past knowledge of ancient thinkers
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Which one of these quotes did Voltaire say?
"Pleaae put your phones away"
"Life, Liberty, and Property"
"Life is solitary, brutish, and short"
"Common sense is not so common"
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Candide
(Karl) Kapek
Voltaire
(Sinclair) Lewis
(Lewis) Caroll
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Hobbes and Locke
England
France
Massachusetts
Rome
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Which value would Hobbes and Locke agree upon?
Without the government, people would be in a state of nature
Life, liberty, and property are people’s rights
People should have political power
The government should protect people’s natural rights
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Voltaire believed in freedom of religion and
Freedom of speech
Separation of Powers
Right to bear arms
Freedom of the Press
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Thomas Hobbes
felt that man was suited best to be in a pristine state of nature
was a firm believer in democracy
stated that mankind was animalistic, and needed a strong government
said that the best form of government was a theocracy
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Voltaire
Enlightened Monarchy
Satire of Authority
Checks and Balances
Social Contract Theory
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Who wrote Leviathan?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
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Hobbes and Locke
Rational Egoism
Kantian Ethics
Utilitarianism
Social Contract theory
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Spirit of Laws
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
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Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are ___.
Selfish
Intelligent
Innocent
Pure
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Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote about "separation of powers"?
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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Voltaire...
saw his books burned and outlawed.
All of these
continuously defended the principle of freedom of speech.
was imprisoned and forced into exile.
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Locke believed that people shared these natural rights...…
Life
Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty
Property
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The judicial branch
Implements laws
Interprets laws
Makes laws
Enforces laws
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This Enlightenment philosopher wrote about Natural Rights?
Locke
Montesquieu
Jefferson
Franklin
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Three Branches of Government?
Executive, Legislative, Secreteriat
House of Commons, Senate, Privy Council
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Judicial, General Assembly, Congress
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The legislative branch...
Enforces laws
Makes the laws
Evaluates the laws
Carries out the laws

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