Philosophy

Liberals

100

The "father of liberalism" is this British philosopher...

Who is John Locke?

200

This French judge advocated for the separation of powers after his experience in an absolutist French society...

Who is the Baron de Montesquieu?

300

This economic system emerged from liberal thought in the 1700s, known for its free market...

What is capitalism?

400

Classical liberals believed that this idea was the best way to distribute wealth away from aristocrats and the crown and to ensure the liberty of the people...

What is a free market?

500

Adam Smith believed that almost everything should be bought and sold freely, except for this....

What is land?

Conservatives

100

Name the philosopher: "I believe that a strong king is the only way to let people rise above their selfish natural states".

Who is Thomas Hobbes?

200

This British politician was originally a liberal before the French Revolution, deciding after the execution of King Louis XVI that revolutions were the ultimate danger to a civil society...

Who is Edmund Burke?

300

Given that conservatism is (generally) about defending traditional institutions and values, how old is conservatism?

What is "very old"/"ancient"/"as old as human history"?

400

Thomas Hobbes' most famous work is called what...

What is "Leviathan"?

500

Which continental philosopher fought in the Ultra-Royalist revolt during the French Revolution?

Who is Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand?

Socialists

100

Who first coined the term "communism"?

Who is Henri de Saint-Simon?

200

Who believed that society should be reorganized into "phalasteres"?

Who is Charles Fourier?

300

Who believed that money should be replaced by a voucher system based on the amount of time you work?

Who is Robert Owens?

400

What is the name of Robert Owens' commune in Indiana that he tested his beliefs in?

What is New Harmony?

500

Socialism is....

What is "government intervening on behalf of citizens and making a more worker-oriented economy"?

Others

100

Who is considered the first feminist?

Who is Olympe de Gouges?

200

Which escaped enslaved African wrote a bestselling memoir in 1780s London?

Who is Oluaduah Equiano?

300

What is the only successful slave revolution in human history?

What is the Haitian Revolution?

400

What organization formed in Russia to combat anti-Semitism and give equal rights to Jews?

What is the Bund?

500

This man founded the Zionist Organization, leading to the eventual establishment of Israel.

Who is Theodor Herzl?

Wacky

100

What city did Henri de Saint-Simon want to connect to the Mediterranean by canal?

What is Madrid?

200

What cathedral did Henri de Saint-Simon want to sell back to the French government?

What is Notre Dame?

300

According to Charles Fourier, the seas would turn into this if enough people followed his beliefs...

What is lemonade?

400

Charles Fourier believed that these would bring lonely men to his phalansteres...

What are faeries?

500

Robert Owens believed he was in contact with these two Founding Fathers' ghosts...

Who are Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin?