Question

question 6 of 10
how were the 18th - century french revolutionaries inspired by the
enlightenment?
a. maximilien de robespierre inspired them to believe that
killing the king was necessary to legitimize the
government.
b. napoleon bonapartes victories inspired them to believe
that a powerful central ruler was necessary to stabilize
the country.
c. jean - jacques rousseaus writings inspired them to
view practices like inherited privilege and absolute
monarchy as irrational.
d. louis xvis speeches inspired them to view the national
debt and tax rates as the most important issues of the
time.

Explanation:

Jean - Jacques Rousseau was an Enlightenment thinker. His ideas about equality, social contract, and challenging traditional hierarchies (such as inherited privilege and absolute monarchy) were influential. Maximilien de Robespierre was a revolutionary figure but not an Enlightenment inspiration source in the way the question asks. Napoleon Bonaparte came after the initial revolutionary phase inspired by the Enlightenment. Louis XVI was the king during the revolution and his actions were more of a cause for the revolution rather than an Enlightenment - inspired inspiration.

Answer:

C. Jean - Jacques Rousseau’s writings inspired them to view practices like inherited privilege and absolute monarchy as irrational.