AP World History: Modern · Revolutions Quiz

Sample questions

1. Which Enlightenment philosopher argued in 'Two Treatises of Government' that individuals possess natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and that government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed?
2. Which Enlightenment thinker is most associated with the concept of the 'general will' (volonté générale) as the basis for legitimate political authority?
3. The French Encyclopédie, edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, was significant to the Enlightenment primarily because it:
4. Thomas Hobbes differed from John Locke in his view of the social contract primarily because Hobbes believed that:
5. Which of the following best describes the core argument of Social Contract Theory as applied to revolutionary thought in the late 18th century?
6. Montesquieu's 'The Spirit of the Laws' (1748) most directly influenced which feature of the U.S. Constitution?
7. In Montesquieu's model of separation of powers, the primary purpose of dividing government into distinct branches was to:
8. Which of the following monarchs is most often cited as an example of an 'enlightened despot' because of reforms such as religious tolerance, codified laws, and limited serfdom—while still maintaining absolute royal authority?
9. Enlightened despots like Catherine the Great of Russia and Joseph II of Austria ultimately limited their reforms primarily because:
10. Francis Bacon and René Descartes both contributed to the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason, but they differed in that Bacon stressed ________ while Descartes stressed ________.

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