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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 20 & 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hobbes call reasoning with oneself?
(a) Marking
(b) Insanity
(c) Impossible
(d) Foolish

2. What is an example of Hobbes' unprovable discourse?
(a) if God exists or not
(b) which way the wind blows
(c) the law of gravity
(d) whether cows talk

3. What does Hobbes identify as three basic human fears?
(a) fear of the dark, the weather, and wild animals
(b) fear of being robbed, raped, or ousted from their homes
(c) fear of snakes, spideers, and scorpions
(d) fear of work, being social, and talking too much

4. How does Hobbes describe his compound imagination?
(a) Like seeing a dog and a cat and imagining a kangaroo
(b) Like seeing a carriage and a house and imagining a train
(c) Like seeing an appl and an orange and imagining a melon
(d) Like seeing a man and a horse and imagining a centaur

5. Why does Hobbes say the multitude cannot protest against the sovereign?
(a) They will destroy the commonwealth.
(b) They will be beheaded.
(c) They have no voice.
(d) They voluntarily entered into the covenant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in an assembly that cannot happen with a monarch?

2. Why does Hobbes say it is natural for the mother to have dominion over children?

3. What does Hobbes call a third law of nature?

4. What is Hobbes' position on mothers and their children?

5. What does Hobbes say leads to competition among people?

(see the answer key)

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