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The Enlightenment in Theory

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  1. 1During the Age of Absolutism, people had [blank_start]no[blank_end] power over their own decisions and their money.
    1. Ano
  2. 2In a social contract, the people give up some of their [blank_start]natural rights[blank_end] so that the government will make [blank_start]laws[blank_end] to [blank_start]protect[blank_end] the people.
    1. Anatural rights
    2. Blaws
    3. Cprotect
  3. 3During the Scientific Revolution, small groups of people started questioning _____________ and _______________ about the world around them.
    1. Athe king and themselves
    2. Bthe philosophes and John Locke
    3. Cthe king and the Church
    4. Dthe Church and the Bible
  4. 4Natural rights include the right to _________, __________, and ___________.
    1. Alife
    2. Bliberty
    3. Cequality
    4. Dhappiness
    5. Eproperty
    6. Ftaxes
    7. Gvote
  5. 5How did the king and the Church feel about the Enlightenment ideas?
    1. AThey encouraged the people to begin thinking for themselves and to accept more power so the king and the Church did not have so much responsibility.
    2. BThey executed all people who thought the Enlightenment ideas were inappropriate.
    3. CThey agreed with the ideas because they were already running the government this way.
    4. DThey hated these ideas because it took away their power.
  6. 6If the people break the social contract, they are punished.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7During the Age of Absolutism, the economic system in which kings make higher taxes in order to make themselves look better and compete with other countries is called ___________.
    1. Amercantilism
    2. Bfree economy
    3. Cmarket economy
    4. Dtrade economy
  8. 8If the government breaks the social contract, the second step is to execute them.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9According to Smith, the government is only allowed to spend money on ________. (Check ALL that apply.)
    1. Apublic works
    2. Bitems that make the king look good
    3. Cgolden toilets
    4. Dsocial programs
    5. Epolice
    6. Fmercantilism
    7. Garmy
  10. 10During the Scientific Revolution, observing and experimenting with the world around them was dangerous for scientists. Why was it dangerous? (Check ALL that apply.)
    1. AThey could have harmed themselves during their experiments.
    2. BThey would be punished.
    3. CThey could be executed.
    4. DThe king and the Church did not like being questioned.
    5. EThey thought they were betraying God for experimenting.

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