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