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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Hobbes suggest it is not logical to follow the Golden Rule?
2. How can it be said that each man in a group has a voice?
3. When a multitude becomes one group, what must they select?
4. What example does Hobbes give as a meaningless combination of words?
5. What does Hobbes call the blood flow of a commonwealth?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hobbes define justice?
2. In what way does Hobbes warn against errors in logic or speech?
3. Why does Hobbes insist that the people cannot protest against a sovereign?
4. What does Hobbes believe about judicial interpretation?
5. What is Hobbes idea of people being created equal?
6. How does Hobbes differentiate between command and counsel?
7. How does Hobbes identify skepticism in regards to belief?
8. Why does Hobbes say men will give up some of their freedoms?
9. How does Hobbes extol the idea of the commonwealth?
10. How does Hobbes say that a group may be classified as an author?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on whether you agree with Hobbes that the power of the sovereign cannot be challenged. Think in terms of sovereign powers today and what they are like when the right of challenge is removed from the people.
Essay Topic 2
In the Bible, the leviathan was generally spoken of as some kind of fearsome creature. Write a paper stating your opinion of Hobbes' idea of the leviathan and whether the resulting creature (his commonwealth) was somehow frightening.
Essay Topic 3
Write a paper speculating what Hobbes would have to say about popular science fictions today. Explain the things he would find objectionable and give examples of books, movies, or video games in your paper. For extra enjoyment, you might want to write the paper in the form of a dialogue.
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