Enlightenment Philosophers and Historical Events Quiz

1. Jeopardy

2. Category 1 – 10 points Which Enlightenment Philosopher held The following beliefs? “Governments are obligated to protect natural rights for life, liberty and property and people have a right to rebel against their government” John Locke

3. Category 1 – 20 points Who said that the “Government should be separated into 3 branches: legislative, judicial and executive”? Baron de Montesquieu

4. Category 1 – 30 points Which Enlightenment Philosopherbelieved that people should be able to govern themselves? Jean Jacques Rousseau

5. Thomas Hobbes

6. Category 1 – 50 points Which Enlightenment philosopherbelieved that Social Contract is an agreementbetween society and the government and thatpeople are naturally evil? Thomas Hobbes

7. Category 2 – 10 points Who proclaimed “I am the State”? King Louis XIV

8. Category 2 – 20 points The idea that rulers receive their authority from God and are answerable only to God, not to the people Divine Right

9. Category 2 – 30 points Who became the King and Queen of England after the Glorious Revolution? William and Mary Orange

10. Category 2 – 40 points Who signed the English Bill of Rights into power? William and Mary Orange

11. Category 2 – 50 points What form of government did England establish as a result ofthe Glorious Revolution? Constitutional monarchy

12. Category 3 – 10 points Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson

13. Category 3 – 20 points Which of the following events happened after the American Revolution? The Stamp Act, The Navigation Act, French and Indian War or Constitutional Convention? Constitutional Convention

14. Category 3 – 30 points Which British law in the American Colonies reflected the ideaof “taxation without representation”? The Stamp Act

15. Category 3 – 40 points What rights are guaranteed by The First Amendment of the US Bill of Rights? Freedom of Speech, Religion and right to protest

16. Category 3 – 50 points What was the main difference between the colonists’ army and the British military in the American Revolution? The Colonists’ army was considered an underdog

17. Category 4 – 10 points What type of government did France have at the beginning of French Revolution? Absolute Monarchy

18. Category 4 – 20 points What was the tax system in France prior to the FrenchRevolution? The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes

19. Category 4 – 30 points Who finally forced Robespierre from power? His own fellow friends and revolutionaries

20. Category 4 – 40 points Which foreign conflict did Louis XVI get involved in that led to high debt and really angered French People? Support of American Revolution for Independence

21. Category 4 – 50 points What were the members of the 3rd Estate attempting to do at the Tennis Court Oath in 1789? Draft a new constitution

22. Category 5 – 10 points When did Napoleon gain power? 1799

23. Category 5 – 20 points Who was the most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna? Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria

24. Category 5 – 30 points Name 3 events that led to Napoleon’s downfall 1. Attempt to blockade Great Britain2. Desire to put his brother as king of Spain3. Attempt to concur Russia

25. Category 5 – 40 points What were the goals of the Congress of Vienna? To Establish Balance of Power2. Limit France’s Power3. Restore royal European families to thrones

26. Category 5 – 50 points What was one of the long-lastinglegacies of the Congress of Viennathat led to movements for independence in Latin America and the rest of Europe? Spread of Nationalism