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Montesquieu
  • 1. Who was Montesquieu?
A) A Spanish painter
B) A French philosopher
C) A German scientist
D) An Italian musician
  • 2. Montesquieu is best known for his work in which field?
A) Architecture
B) Political philosophy
C) Botany
D) Astronomy
  • 3. Which book is considered Montesquieu's most important work?
A) Don Quixote
B) The Spirit of the Laws
C) On the Origin of Species
D) The Prince
  • 4. In which century did Montesquieu live?
A) 19th century
B) 15th century
C) 18th century
D) 12th century
  • 5. Montesquieu is known for his theory of:
A) Separation of powers
B) Quantum mechanics
C) Natural selection
D) Theory of relativity
  • 6. Which country was Montesquieu born in?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Spain
D) England
  • 7. Which branch of the government did Montesquieu believe should have the power to make laws?
A) Executive
B) Military
C) Legislative
D) Judicial
  • 8. Montesquieu was born in which year?
A) 1622
B) 1689
C) 1715
D) 1760
  • 9. In which city was Montesquieu born?
A) Madrid
B) London
C) Bordeaux
D) Paris
  • 10. Which famous political figure quoted Montesquieu in a letter to James Madison about the separation of powers?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Karl Marx
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 11. What was Montesquieu's full name?
A) Pierre Voltaire
B) Jean-Baptiste Montesquieu
C) Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
D) Jacques Rousseau
  • 12. In which year did Montesquieu pass away?
A) 1755
B) 1801
C) 1789
D) 1700
  • 13. Which Enlightenment philosopher greatly admired Montesquieu's ideas?
A) John Locke
B) Rene Descartes
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Voltaire
  • 14. Montesquieu's ideas influenced the drafting of the Constitution of which country?
A) Spain
B) France
C) United States
D) England
  • 15. Which monarch did Montesquieu dedicate his work 'The Spirit of the Laws' to?
A) Catherine the Great
B) Charles I
C) Louis XV
D) Henry VIII
  • 16. Which branch of government did Montesquieu think was the most dangerous if given too much power?
A) Military
B) Judicial
C) Legislative
D) Executive
  • 17. Montesquieu's ideas on separation of powers were later adopted by which political thinker?
A) Machiavelli
B) Karl Marx
C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D) James Madison
  • 18. What was the pen name Montesquieu used for his Persian Letters?
A) Ricoeur
B) Voltaire
C) Usbek
D) Pascal
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