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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example does Hobbes give to support his idea that just banding together is not enough for protection?
(a) A flock of birds cannot defeat the cat.
(b) A hundred rabbits can scare a hunter.
(c) Twenty sheep cannot fight off a pack of wolves.
(d) Two families joined are not powerful enough to combat three families.

2. What does Hobbes call the intention to do wrong or harm another?
(a) absence of forethought
(b) injustice before the action is carried out
(c) a bad idea
(d) nothing illegal

3. In discussing a Christian Commonwealth, what does Hobbes have to say about Holy Scriptures?
(a) They come from the sovereign.
(b) They were written by different writers.
(c) They are not good for making a commonwealth.
(d) They were written on tablets of stone.

4. Where can a monarch go for advice?
(a) public opinion polls
(b) special elections
(c) counsel he has appointed for that purpose
(d) only to God

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes accept when peace is impossible?

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

3. Why does Hobbes say that people are always seeking more power, wealth, or popularity?

4. What option does Hobbes say everyone has?

5. How does Hobbes define punishment?

(see the answer key)

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