Sets 1

Question 1

What is a word used to define something non-religious

Answer 1

Secular

Question 2

Who is the creator of the Encyclopedia

Answer 2

Denis Diderot

Question 3

Which philosopher proposed a system of checks and balances in the government

Answer 3

Montesquieu

Question 4

Which philosopher believed that people were naturally cruel and selfish

Answer 4

Thomas Hobbes

Question 5

Early advocate for gender equality

Question 5

Hobbes thought the best form of government was ___

Answer 5

Absolute Monarchy

Question 6

Which philosopher believed in the 3 natural laws of life, liberty, and property

Answer 6

John Locke

Question 7

Philosopher who promoted the idea of personal freedoms-speech, religion, etc.

Answer 7

Voltiere

Question 8

Economic system which forms the basis of “the wealth of nations”

Answer 8

Capitalism

Question 9

First revolution to put the Enlightenment into action

Answer 9

American Revolution

Question 10

Philosopher who promoted the idea of criminal justice reform

Answer 10

Cesare Beccaria

Question 10

Philosopher who wrote “The Social Contract”

Answer 10

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 11

who wrote “The Wealth of Nations”

Answer 11

Adam Smith

Question 12

A monarch with defined limits is call a ___

Answer 12

Constitutional Monarchy

Question 13

The idea that the government should not interfere with the economy

Answer 13

Laissez-Faire