Which statements describing Enlightenment ideas are true?

Question

Choose all answers that are correct.

Responses

Louis XIV of France claimed the divine right of kings.

Louis the fourteenth of France claimed the divine right of kings.

Edmund Spenser wrote The Faerie Queene about knights and their values.

Edmund Spenser wrote The Faerie Queene about knights and their values.

The English philosopher John Locke wrote Two Treatises of Government, saying that laws should be made only for the good of the people.

The English philosopher John Locke wrote Two Treatises of Government , saying that laws should be made only for the good of the people.

Many scholars in England and France argued that reason could illuminate or spotlight truth.

Many scholars in England and France argued that reason could illuminate or spotlight truth.

The French philosopher Montesquieu wrote The Spirit of Laws, opposing despotic governments.

Answer 1

Based on your statements, the following are true regarding Enlightenment ideas:

1. The English philosopher John Locke wrote Two Treatises of Government, saying that laws should be made only for the good of the people.

2. Many scholars in England and France argued that reason could illuminate or spotlight truth.

3. The French philosopher Montesquieu wrote The Spirit of Laws, opposing despotic governments.

The other statements about Louis XIV and Edmund Spenser are not directly related to Enlightenment ideas. Louis XIV's claim of the divine right of kings predates the Enlightenment, and while Edmund Spenser's work relates to themes of chivalry and values, it is also not primarily associated with Enlightenment thought, which focused more on reason, individual rights, and the critique of traditional authority.