1) Which Enlightenment thinker wanted to separate branches of power in government? a) John Locke b) Baron de Montesquieu c) Thomas Hobbes d) Thomas Jefferson e) Thomas Paine 2) Which Enlightenment thinker wanted natural rights to be protected? a) Thomas Paine b) Thomas Jefferson c) John Locke d) Baron de Montesquieu e) Thomas Hobbes 3) Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the Declaration of Independence? a) Thomas Jefferson b) Thomas Paine c) Baron de Montesquieu d) John Locke e) Thomas Hobbes 4) Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the pamphlet called "Common Sense?" a) Thomas Paine b) John Locke c) Thomas Jefferson d) Thomas Hobbes e) Baron de Montesquieu 5) What is "rule of law?" a) the process for creating laws b) laws that have a lot of rules in them c) the idea that EVERYONE must follow the law d) the idea of not having laws 6) Which document encouraged colonists to want independence from Great Britain? a) Declaration of Independence b) Magna Carta c) English Bill of Rights d) Common Sense 7) Which document expressed the idea of "rule of law" -that even a king has to follow the law? a) Common Sense b) Declaration of Independence c) Magna Carta d) Mayflower Compact 8) From which document did the idea of "self-government" come? a) Declaration of Independence b) Mayflower Compact c) Common Sense d) Magna Carta 9) Which are natural rights according to John Locke? a) life, liberty, and property b) property, habeas corpus, verdict c) life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness d) liberty, freedom, and property 10) In the Declaration of Independence, the idea of "consent of the governed" is expressed. What does that mean? a) the government should be in charge of people b) the people should only have rights given by the government. c) People should get a trial by jury of peers. d) The government can only have power if they people give it to them.

Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas

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