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Leviathan Quiz

Thomas Hobbes
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Leviathan Quiz

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1)

Why does Hobbes say the multitude cannot protest against the sovereign? (from Part 2 Chapter 18)

They will destroy the commonwealth.
They have no voice.
They will be beheaded.
They voluntarily entered into the covenant.
2)

What does Hobbes say the Scripture says regarding demons? (from Part 4 Chapter 45)

Demons are as visible as angels.
It is left to the individual to decide whether or not demons are real.
Demons can only be driven out by exorcisms.
Demons cannot lift anything solid.
3)

How does Hobbes say a commonwealth is taken by acquisition? (from Part 2 Chapter 20 & 21)

In fear of death, men surrender to the new commonwealth
Money is exchanged for the new territory.
Adjacent territory is annexed by vote.
People ask to join a bigger commonwealth.
4)

What do counsels for the aristocracy generally do? (from Part 2 Chapter 19)

Serve no useful purpose
Last for days or even months
Offer plans for governing change
Excite the multitude to create change
5)

What does Hobbes call the blood flow of a commonwealth? (from Part 2 Chapters 22, 23 & 24)

voting rights
religion
money
military power
6)

What does Hobbes say is the purpose of punishment? (from Part 2 Chapter 28)

to keep the criminals off the streets
to prevent people from breaking the law
to show who is boss
to have a public entertainment when someone is flogged
7)

What did the Jews do with the concept of demons they got from the Greeks? (from Part 4 Chapter 45)

They started the saying that a demon made them do bad things.
They rejected the idea of demons altogether.
They used demons to scare and discipline their children.
They got rid of the good ones and believed that all demons were bad.
8)

How does Hobbes suggest the idea of philosophy began to grow? (from Part 4 Chapter 46 & 47)

People had not heard about God.
People wanted to feel self-important.
People even started small schools of philosophical thought.
Philosophy became a part of public school curriculum.
9)

What example does Hobbes give as a crime that is not a crime? (from Part 2 Chapter 27)

to kill a child born with a deformity
to take back something that belonged first to you
to beat a wife who disobeys
to steal to survive if all other means of getting food are used first
10)

What is Hobbes' position on mothers and their children? (from Part 2 Chapter 20 & 21)

Mothers will abandon their children.
Mothers have no rights to children.
The mother is the natural owner of the children.
The state owns all children.
11)

What does Hobbes mean when he says something must be strange and uncommon so people can believe it is the true work of God? (from Part 3 Chapters 36 & 37)

a meditation
a messenger
a migraine
a miracle
12)

What causes the people of a nation to become very angry and pass on their anger to their children? (from Part 2 Chapter 29)

a leader who is only after power
a sovereign who will not go to war
a period of recession
a leader who travels a lot
13)

In political systems, what are the two avenues of laws? (from Part 2 Chapters 22, 23 & 24)

One is by a constitution and the other is by police power.
One is their own written laws, the other is laws of the sovereign.
One is by revolution, and the other is by civil disobedience.
One is by traditions, and the second is by innovation.
14)

Where does the Pope have a right to command according to Hobbes? (from Part 3 Chapter 42)

in his own territories where he is the sovereign
when the sovereign abdicates
on the throne in the Vatican
all over the world
15)

What happens in an assembly that cannot happen with a monarch? (from Part 2 Chapter 19)

An assembly wears whatever clothes they want.
A monarch has to listen to the nobles.
An assembly never has to come to a conclusion.
A monarch cannot disagree with himself.
16)

What does Hobbes describe as an external sign of God's special workings on their hearts so that afterwards they teach the Word of God? (from Part 3 Chapters 34 & 35)

the Holy spirit
worship
conversion
the Rapture
17)

If he so wishes, what is a king allowed to do? (from Part 3 Chapter 42)

to authorize the New Testament into civil law
to go to war with non-believers in the name of God
become the Pope
to authorize mass executions of innocent people
18)

What is the end result of worshiping? (from Part 2 Chapter 31)

showing superiority
mental exercise
giving someone power
hole in the knees of trousers
19)

What does Hobbes say is the first of four causes of spiritual darkness? (from Part 4 Chapter 44)

accepting false teaching without question
not knowing or studying the scriptures correctly
not wanting to know bad news
corrupt ecclesiatics
20)

When does Hobbes think philosophy began? (from Part 4 Chapter 46 & 47)

when people had no gods to worship
when people had time to sit around and think about things
when universities began to flourish
when the Greeks began to understand science
21)

What is the one exception to a defense of not knowing the law? (from Part 2 Chapter 27)

ignorance may be applied if everyone has forgotten it
ignorance may be applied if the law is obscure
ignorance may be applied if a person cannot read
ignorance may apply to someone is if he is a foreigner
22)

What does Hobbes say the goal of the Bible is? (from Part 3 Chapter 32 & 33)

teaching about God and the coming of the Son and the Holy Spirit
providing good literature for people to read
giving the only moral code available to mankind
giving a blueprint for establishing a commonwealth
23)

To what does Hobbes compare the dissolution of a commonwealth? (from Part 2 Chapter 29)

poor hygiene
cancer
an intestine disorder
an attack of the flu
24)

Who are the subjects in the Kingdom of God? (from Part 3 Chapters 34 & 35)

everyone all over the world
all people preselected for membership
all men who have made a pact with him to be part of his Kingdom
only angels and heavenly choirs
25)

How does Hobbes define a monarchy? (from Part 2 Chapter 19)

In a monarchy, only one man has power.
In a monarchy, the assembly holds power.
In a monarchy, only the nobles hold power.
In a monarchy, all the people hold power.
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