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The Industrial Age — Test

Question 4 • 670201 World History S1 – MYERS, JOSHUA A

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Voltaire?

Answer
A
People are naturally reasonable.
B
People are naturally selfish and violent.
C
Governments create unequal societies.
D
Government should be separate from religion.

Explanation

Voltaire criticized religious intolerance and argued that religious authority should not control government. His advocacy of separating government from religion best matches the statement that government should be separate from religion. The other choices describe ideas more closely associated with different Enlightenment thinkers or theories.

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