The Age of the Enlightenment Trivia Questions

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1. 1.This English scientist formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, publishing them in his 1687 masterwork "Principia Mathematica."

   • Isaac Newton
   • Galileo Galilei
   • Robert Boyle
   • Edmund Halley

2. 2.This famous French writer and philosopher championed freedom of speech and religious tolerance, often using satire to criticize the Catholic Church.

   • Denis Diderot
   • Montesquieu
   • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
   • Voltaire

3. 3.This 18th-century intellectual movement emphasized reason, science, and individual rights over tradition and religious authority.

   • The Renaissance
   • The Reformation
   • The Enlightenment
   • The Romantic Era

4. 4.This English philosopher argued that humans are born as a "blank slate" and that all knowledge comes from experience.

   • John Locke
   • Thomas Hobbes
   • David Hume
   • Francis Bacon

5. 5.This French thinker wrote "The Social Contract" and argued that legitimate political authority must be based on the consent of the governed.

   • Voltaire
   • Montesquieu
   • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
   • Denis Diderot

6. 6.This American founding father conducted famous experiments with lightning and electricity, proving that lightning was electrical in nature.

   • Thomas Jefferson
   • Benjamin Franklin
   • George Washington
   • John Adams

7. 7.This Scottish philosopher wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," founding modern economics.

   • David Hume
   • Adam Smith
   • John Stuart Mill
   • Jeremy Bentham

8. 8.This century is most closely associated with the height of the Enlightenment movement in Europe.

   • The 16th century
   • The 17th century
   • The 18th century
   • The 19th century

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