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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. What does Hobbes call an evil inflicted on a person who has usurped or forged his or her power?
(a) a vigilante form of government
(b) an act of hostility
(c) necessary punishment
(d) might makes right

2. What does Hobbes say is a problem people have of understanding the Kingdom of Darkness?
(a) no one talks about it
(b) there is no information about it
(c) to speak about it is to die
(d) the misinterpretation of it in the Scripture

3. When does Hobbes say there is no crime?
(a) if there is sin but no criminal intent, there is no crime
(b) if the sin is not identified as important
(c) if it is not detected, there is no crime
(d) if there is no civil law, there is no crime

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

5. What does Hobbes say only God knows?
(a) what happens to the soul of a person when he dies
(b) how many countries there are in the world
(c) where to find the written word of God
(d) Whether is it necessary for a person to die

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is impunity?

3. Why does Hobbes suggest popular figures could be a danger to the commonwealth?

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

5. What must punishment focus on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hobbes suggest is the first priority of a sovereign?

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

3. How does Hobbes define a prophet?

4. What does Hobbes call a spirit?

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

6. Briefly identify Hobbes' definition of the opposite of God.

7. What does Hobbes have to say about ministers of the ecclesiastical?

8. Briefly describe Hobbes' idea of punishment.

9. What does Hobbes conclude about the Scriptures?

10. What does Hobbes say about popularity?

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