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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapters 36 & 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What warning does Hobbes give about prophets?
(a) Some may not understand what God wants them to say.
(b) Some may be prophets only for a short time.
(c) Some people may try to pass themselves off as a prophet for their own gain.
(d) Some may be too powerful and miraculous to trust.

2. Who is a person who speaks directly to God and is a predictor of the future according to Hobbes?
(a) a soothsayer
(b) a visionary
(c) a prophet
(d) a vizier

3. How does Hobbes define injustice of an action?
(a) injury
(b) a lawsuit
(c) premeditation
(d) accidents

4. Who cannot perform a miracle?
(a) a prophet of God
(b) a true believer in God
(c) an apostle of Christ
(d) a devil, angel, or other spirit

5. What does Hobbes mean by anything spoken by God and those concerning Him and his government?
(a) the Prophets
(b) the Golden Rule
(c) the Word of God
(d) the Ten Commandments

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a counselor's disadvantage in speaking only to one man?

2. What does Hobbes mean when he says something must be strange and uncommon so people can believe it is the true work of God?

3. What does Hobbes call the intention to do wrong or harm another?

4. How must a counselor speak?

5. What does Hobbes identify as the two ways one can hold sway over others?

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