Week 8 review
Enlightenment Ideas Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Enlightenment Period with this engaging quiz! Discover how the major thinkers of the era, such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, shaped modern political thought.
- 10 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice format
- Learn about key concepts like the Social Contract and Natural Rights
Some of the major beliefs and ideas of the Enlightenment Period included:
Reason & science
Progress, liberty, and tolerance
All of the above
None of the above
A voluntary agreement among individuals (or individuals and a government) which secure mutual protection and regulate the relations among its members. Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau all had varying versions of this concept.
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
General Will
Natural Rights
God-given rights which the government cannot give you (because you naturally have them by simply being alive), nor can they be taken away from you.
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
General Will
Natural Rights
Montesquieu promoted this idea of breaking up the government into three different entities in order to create “checks and balances.”
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
General Will
Natural Rights
How did Thomas Hobbes view human nature?
Capable of good when given enough freedom
Morally neutral when in a “state of nature,” but corrupted by human institutions)
Corrupt and inclined towards destruction
How did John Locke view human nature?
Capable of good when given enough freedom
Morally neutral when in a “state of nature,” but corrupted by human institutions
Corrupt and inclined towards destruction
How did Jean-Jacques Rousseau view human nature?
Capable of good when given enough freedom
Morally neutral when in a “state of nature,” but corrupted by human institutions
Corrupt and inclined towards destruction
What was Hobbes’ version of the Social Contract?
Limited government; power coming solely from the consent of the governed; government’s purpose is to protect “life, liberty, and property.
Autocratic government, where the people consent to an all-powerful leader.
The people voluntarily give up many of their personal desires and rights in order to benefit the “greater good.” Ultimately, they consent to the “general will” of the community.
What was Locke’s version of the Social Contract?
Limited government; power coming solely from the consent of the governed; government’s purpose is to protect “life, liberty, and property.
Autocratic government, where the people consent to an all-powerful leader.
The people voluntarily give up many of their personal desires and rights in order to benefit the “greater good.” Ultimately, they consent to the “general will” of the community.
What was Rousseau’s version of the Social Contract?
Limited government; power coming solely from the consent of the governed; government’s purpose is to protect “life, liberty, and property.
Autocratic government, where the people consent to an all-powerful leader.
The people voluntarily give up many of their personal desires and rights in order to benefit the “greater good.” Ultimately, they consent to the “general will” of the community.
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