A French intellectual of the Enlightenment period was known as a _[blank]_.

A. coup d'etat

B. phillosophe

C. boureois

D. carte blanche

Answer: B. phillosophe

Explanation:

The Enlightenment was a cultural and intellectual movement, which was born in Europe (specifically in France) in the mid-eighteenth century and then extended to England and Germany.

This period was marked by the contributions of many intellectuals (including Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, among others), whom were called phillosophe (philosophers) in France. These intellectuals raised their concerns about social and political problems. Thoughts that later unleashed in the French Revolution.