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