The following passage (paragraph 4) mainly suggests that Enlightenment thinkers believed
The social and political unrest of the time period influenced (and was influenced by) Enlightenment ideals. Many thinkers reexamined traditional
ideas about how societies should be structured. The period originated theories of social contracts, which propose that individuals consent to be
governed. This idea that the right to rule is granted by individuals-contrasted sharply with the belief that monarchs possessed a divine right to
rule. People wanted to think for themselves and have a say in how their governments functioned. This progress, some believed, meant that
traditional structures, such as the monarchy, the privileged ruling class, and the political power of the Catholic Church, had to be removed.
A government was burdensome and unnecessary to a society
OB. all kings and queens had to be murdered in order to make progress
OC. traditional institutions' claims to authority were unfounded
D. countries should be run by common people, such as farmers
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