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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the idea of demons take prominence?
(a) People did not understand the process of sight, memory, imagination, and dreams.
(b) People did not want to take responsibility for their own actions.
(c) People could not explain certain shadows and mysterious lights.
(d) People could not explain natural disasters.

2. What practices of the Roman Church does Hobbes take exception to?
(a) the canonization of saints, the procession of idols and holy images, and the use of wax candles
(b) Calling the worship service a mass
(c) Missionary efforts among the heathen
(d) Reading the Bible to the congregations

3. What, according to Hobbes, is the first priority of the sovereign?
(a) to become known by other sovereigns
(b) to demand respect
(c) to build spnendid palaces
(d) to ensure the safety of the people

4. What is the punishment of exile?
(a) when a person's property is confiscated
(b) when a person is discredited and shamed
(c) when a person is banished from the commonwealth
(d) when a person is put in prison

5. Who does Hobbes identify as the first sovereign of the commonwealth of the faithful?
(a) Peter
(b) Abraham
(c) Moses
(d) Adam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hobbes say began the notion of demons and it spread to many cultures?

2. What are some ways Hobbes describes the Spirit of God?

3. What causes the people of a nation to become very angry and pass on their anger to their children?

4. What does Hobbes say is granted to Christians who are good citizens of their commonwealth?

5. Why do God's miracles never go against the sovereign?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hobbes have to say about the desire for absolute power?

2. What does Hobbes call a spirit?

3. What is Hobbes' position on crime and personal survival?

4. What does Hobbes say about popularity?

5. What does Hobbes have to say about sin and crime?

6. What power does the sovereign have over the church according to Hobbes?

7. What does Hobbes say happens to one who does not believe in God?

8. What complication does Hobbes see in obeying the sovereign and God at the same time?

9. What does Hobbes conclude about the Scriptures?

10. How does Hobbes attack the Roman Catholic Church as well as Greek philosophers?

(see the answer keys)

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