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