The Enlightenment and its Impact

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Which group of individuals were thinkers of the Enlightenment who spread these ideas?

  • Royal Society of London
  • Absolute Monarchs
  • Philosophes (correct)
  • Divine Right

What is the central theme of the Enlightenment?

  • Progress (correct)
  • Natural Rights
  • Deism
  • Divine Right

What was the purpose of the Royal Society of London?

  • To provide financial support to scientists (correct)
  • To promote religious freedom
  • To govern the society
  • To help publish works of philosophers

Who wrote the book 'Leviathan' about a state in which people lived without government and it was brutal?

<p>Thomas Hobbes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which philosopher promoted religious freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press?

<p>Voltaire (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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