Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz

Explore the philosophy of Enlightenment with questions on influential thinkers like Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, and more. Test your understanding now!

#1

Who is considered the father of modern philosophy?

Rene Descartes
John Locke
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
#2

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his work 'The Social Contract'?

Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
#3

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his work 'Candide'?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Immanuel Kant
#4

Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Liberalism'?

John Locke
Rene Descartes
Thomas Hobbes
David Hume
#5

Who is known for his work 'Leviathan', which discussed the concept of the social contract?

Rene Descartes
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Immanuel Kant
#6

Who coined the phrase 'I think, therefore I am'?

John Locke
David Hume
Rene Descartes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#7

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for advocating for religious tolerance and separation of church and state?

Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Immanuel Kant
#8

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his work 'The Wealth of Nations'?

Adam Smith
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
#9

Who is credited with the concept of the 'tabula rasa'?

John Locke
Rene Descartes
Immanuel Kant
David Hume
#10

Who is known for his work 'A Treatise of Human Nature'?

Immanuel Kant
David Hume
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#11

Who famously said, 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains'?

Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
#12

Which Enlightenment thinker famously declared, 'I do not agree with what you have to say but will defend to the death your right to say it'?

Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
#13

Who wrote the influential work 'Critique of Pure Reason'?

John Locke
Immanuel Kant
Thomas Hobbes
David Hume
#14

Who advocated for the concept of 'separation of powers' in governance?

John Locke
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#15

Who advocated for the idea of a 'state of nature' in political philosophy?

Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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