Enlightenment Quizzes, Questions & Answers

Spiritual enlightenment can mean many different things, but it is a term most often used in Eastern religions such as Buddhism. Did you know that the idea comes from terms that mean “insight” and “awakening”? Did you know that the ultimate enlightenment is the reaching of Nirvana, a state of peace where there is no more rebirth?

Did you know that the Buddha reached enlightenment while sitting under a tree? According to tradition, he gained three insights - knowledge of his past lives, understanding of karma and reincarnation, and discovery of the Four Noble Truths. If you knew all of those answers, then maybe these questions are too easy for you. Check out some of our quizzes for a bigger challenge!

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Are You Romantic Or Rationalist? A Perspective Quiz

In the late eighteenth century, Romanticism (a movement which valued creative expression, individualism, idealism, and the depth of human feelings) emerged as a reaction against Rationalism (the Enlightenment-sparked movement...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 16968 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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Click on the statement with which you most agree.

To better myself, I should express and celebrate my emotions. Reason can be misleading.

To better myself, I should pursue reason through careful thought and logic. Emotions can be misleading.

How Spiritually Enlightened Are You?

Get ready to play this "How Spiritually Enlightened Are You?" quiz. Enlightenment is a process of bringing light where there was darkness. Spiritual enlightenment is like a light bulb in our mind that gradually...

Questions: 31 | Attempts: 22476 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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I often feel very much connected to the people around me.

Yes, I do

No, I do not

Not sure

Enlightenment And Enlightenment Philosophers

Get ready for the philosophers and the Enlightenment!

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 1292 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

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All of the following apply to Montesqueiu... (pick 3)

3 branches of government

Checks and balances

Separation of powers

Absolute monarchy

How Enlightened Are You?

Who doesn't want to be enlightened? Everyone does. How enlightened are you? Here is a quiz if you want to know how informed you concern the things you surround yourself with. Enlightenment is very important for human beings....

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 433 | Last updated: Nov 16, 2023

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Do you think you motivate others?

Definitely

Mostly

Seldom

Absolutism & Enlightenment Quiz

In the 18th and 19th century monarchs had absolute power over their subjects and could do as they wished without being brought to book. This form of ruling led to a lot of rebellions. How well do you understand the absolutism...

Questions: 14 | Attempts: 1194 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

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What is absolutism?

The idea that the right for a king to rule his or her country comes from heaven.

This term refers to a monarchy that still has absolute power but generally rules in the best interests of the people.

This term referred to the complete control that the European kings and queens had over their countries during the 15th-18th C.

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Enlightenment/Sci. Rev. Quiz 2

Complete the Quiz on the Enlightenment. Remember you do need to graph your data!

Questions: 21 | Attempts: 252 | Last updated: Mar 17, 2023

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The Scientific Revolution can be best described as...?

A new way of thinking about the natural world based upon careful observaion and being able to question accepted beliefs

The realization that the Earth was round instead of flat during the Age of Discovery

The discovery of nulclear energy as a main source of power

An acceptance that the Catholic Church was the only true source of knowledge

Enlightenment And French Revolution

Enlightenment and French Revolution

Complete the Quiz on the Enlightenment. Remember you do need to graph your data!

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 302 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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John Locke believed in the concept of natural rights of the indiividual. What US document did he later help influence in our national history?

Gettysburg Address

US Constitution

Declaration of Independence

Emancipation Proclamation

Enlightenment And Scientific Revolution Quiz

Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution Quiz

Complete the Quiz on the Enlightenment. Remember you do need to graph your data!

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 225 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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The Scientific Revolution can be best described as...?

A new way of thinking about the natural world based upon careful observaion and being able to question accepted beliefs

The realization that the Earth was round instead of flat during the Age of Discovery

The discovery of nulclear energy as a main source of power

An acceptance that the Catholic Church was the only true source of knowledge

Chapter 6: Enlightenment & Revolution

This on World History; The Enlightenment and French Revolution

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 99 | Last updated: Jan 24, 2024

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Founder of modern Chemistry

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Johannes Kepler

Galileo

Bacon & Descartes

Isaac Newton

Revolution And Enlightenment Self Check Quiz Chapter 10

Revolution and Enlightenment Self Check Quiz Chapter 10

Revolution and enlightenment was influential in ushering in the French and American revolutions and constitutions. How much information and knowledge do you have on the subject? You will identify how much you know about it in...

Questions: 14 | Attempts: 76 | Last updated: Sep 6, 2023

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According to the Ptolemaic system, __________

The sun is at the center of the universe

The universe is a series of concentric spheres.

The planetary bodies travel in elliptical orbits.

The moon revolves around the earth.

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