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Quiz: The Enlightenment and Its Impact

Section A: Fill in the Blanks

1. The Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement that took place
between the mid-17th and ______ centuries.

2. Enlightenment thinkers believed that people enjoyed 'natural rights' such as


equality and liberty, and they opposed political and social ______.

3. The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution promoted ideas of
humanism, challenging authority, and rational thinking, which influenced the values
of Europeans and contributed to the background of the ______.

4. Absolutism, which rose in Europe during the 16th-17th centuries, gave absolute
rulers complete power and promoted the theory of the '______'.

5. Enlightenment thinkers believed that the human society was also controlled by the
laws of ______ and that individuals had inborn rights of equality and liberty.

6. The concept of the 'social contract' stated that government power came from the
people, and if a government violated people's natural rights, they had the right to
______ it.

7. Montesquieu suggested the 'separation of powers' to prevent absolute rule by


dividing powers among the three branches of government: the legislature, the
executive, and the ______.

8. Voltaire proposed the implementation of a constitution and reforms to limit the


power of the king and protect people's ______.

9. Academic journals played a significant role in spreading Enlightenment ideas, as


they were translated, printed, and widely circulated in Europe and other ______.

10. The Enlightenment fostered political transformations, challenging absolute rule


and contributing to the outbreak of the American Revolution and the French ______.

Section B: Short Questions

1. Explain two factors that contributed to the background of the Enlightenment. (3


marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the concept of the 'social contract' as proposed by Enlightenment thinkers.


(2 marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Discuss the impact of the Enlightenment on the political systems of Europe and the
Americas. (4 marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

4. How did the Enlightenment challenge the concept of the 'divine right of kings'? (3
marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Section C: Data-Response Questions

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

"The Enlightenment further liberated the minds of Europeans and fostered political
transformations in the West. Enlightenment ideas spread in Europe and the Americas,
challenging absolute rule and contributing to the outbreak of the American Revolution
and the French Revolution."

1. How did the Enlightenment contribute to the liberation of the minds of Europeans?
(2 marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Name two political revolutions that were influenced by Enlightenment ideas. (2


marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

3. Explain how the concept of the 'social contract' challenged absolute rule. (3 marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Section D: Multiple-Choice Questions

1. The Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement that took place
during which centuries?
a) 15th and 16th
b) 16th and 17th
c) 17th and 18th
d) 18th and 19th

2. Which concept challenged the absolute rule during the Enlightenment?


a) Divine right of kings
b) Separation of powers
c) Social contract
d) Natural rights

3. Who proposed the concept of the 'separation of powers' during the Enlightenment?
a) Locke
b) Rousseau
c) Montesquieu
d) Voltaire

4. Academic journals played a significant role in spreading Enlightenment ideas


primarily through:
a) Art exhibitions
b) Political rallies
c) Scientific experiments
d) Printed publications

5. Which two revolutions were directly influenced by Enlightenment ideas?


a) Industrial Revolution and Russian Revolution
b) American Revolution and French Revolution
c) Glorious Revolution and Haitian Revolution
d) Agricultural Revolution and Mexican Revolution

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