Question 3 • World History Since 1450, VIA Fall 2026, ajones5@sdale.org
Enlightenment thinkers emphasized reason and questioned the authority of traditional institutions, including the church. Many argued that religion and government should be separate, so the church could not control political life. Choice C, “Philosophers called for the church to be separate from government,” describes this influence. Choices A, B, and D do not reflect the Enlightenment’s push toward secular government and greater religious tolerance.
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