Which of the following situations fit best with enlightenment ideals? select all that apply. 1. a monarch rules with little regard for the rights of people. 2. people follow rules without thinking about them. 3. people have the right to question their government. 4. government protects certain rights of citizens.

The options that best fit with enlightenment ideals are 3. people have the right to question their government.; 4. government protects certain rights of citizens.

The Enlightenment was a revolution of intellectual activity that originated in Europe and soon spread to the American colonies. This movement was focused on rational inquiry, scientific research, and individual freedom. And, in the pursuit of a more "rational" ideas and ideals, many enlightened thinkers, during the eighteenth century, were willing to discard orthodox religious. In the political scenario, the movement was based on the idea of liberal thought, the freedom of the individual and its equality with all other men. And the idea that a government should be accepted and "represented" by the people.