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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. Why does Hobbes say that having friends, followers, and servants is the greatest power?
(a) Having these, one does not need anything else.
(b) With friends, followers, and servants one does not need to work.
(c) Being liked and respected makes people good managers and motivators.
(d) Having these, one does not need to go to war.

2. What, left uncontrolled, does Hobbes say can lead to misery and unhappiness?
(a) pride, sloth, and gluttany
(b) competition, harmful shyness, and vain glory
(c) hunger, alcohol, and hedonism
(d) personality, education, and drive

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book is LEVIATHAN?

2. What does Hobbes say are the three types of commonwealth?

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

4. What, according to Hobbes, is the first priority of the sovereign?

5. In political systems, what are the two avenues of laws?

(see the answer key)

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