Period 2 KC 2.3 The Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment Quiz

Test your knowledge on the Enlightenment, an era that shaped modern thought and ideas about government, economics, and society.

In this quiz, you will explore key figures and concepts from the Enlightenment:

  • Famous Enlightenment thinkers
  • Economic theories
  • Impact on art and government
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ExploringWisdom324
Which of the following is not considered an Enlightened monarch?
Catherine the Great
Maria Theresa
Joseph 2nd
Frederick the Great
Which of the following were ideas by Montesquieu?
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Separation of Branches
Checks and Balances
Religious Toleration
Which of the following were NOT responsible for the creation of new economic ideas?
Baron d'Holbach
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
Francois Quesnay
Adam Smith
What were the names of places women in the Enlightenment used to spread information?
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the following?: “Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.”
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the following?: “In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law."
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the following?: “The murder that is depicted as a horrible crime is repeated in cold blood, remorselessly.”
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the following?: “I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the following?: "The Passions that encline men to Peace, are Feare of Death; Desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living; and a Hope by their Industry to obtain them. And Reason suggesteth convenient Articles of Peace, upon which men may be drawn to agreement."
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the following?: "Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men."
Which art movement did NOT take place during the Enlightenment?
Baroque
Neoclassicism
Romance
Mannerism
What economic theory did Adam Smith create?
What previous economic theory was challenged by the Enlightenment?
What governmental system was challenged by the Enlightenment?
What previous event inspired the reforms of the Enlightenment? (Hint: It's a revolution)
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