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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 does Hobbes call a third law of nature?
(a) security
(b) justice
(c) the inevitability of death
(d) habitation

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?
(a) a miracle
(b) a migraine
(c) a meditation
(d) a messenger

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

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

5. What is needed to be able to judge what is just or unjust?
(a) judges
(b) lawyers
(c) statistics
(d) contracts

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cannot perform a miracle?

2. What does Hobbes define as moral virtues?

3. Who is a person who speaks directly to God and is a predictor of the future according to Hobbes?

4. When is there nothing illegal or unjust in any action done by anyone?

5. What can a man do when speaking to a group?

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