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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapters 36 & 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is a person who speaks directly to God and is a predictor of the future according to Hobbes?
(a) a vizier
(b) a prophet
(c) a soothsayer
(d) a visionary

3. How must a counselor speak?
(a) truthfully and concisely without using too many confusing and eloquent words
(b) with a lot of repetition so his points sink in
(c) loudly so he can be heard at the back of the group
(d) angrily so that the group will fear him

4. What does Hobbes mean when he says something must be strange and uncommon so people can believe it is the true work of God?
(a) a messenger
(b) a miracle
(c) a meditation
(d) a migraine

5. What does Hobbes call a third law of nature?
(a) habitation
(b) security
(c) the inevitability of death
(d) justice

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does Hobbes give about prophets?

2. What does Hobbes call the intention to do wrong or harm another?

3. What is needed to be able to judge what is just or unjust?

4. What is a fundamental interest on the part of a counselor?

5. What can a man do when speaking to a group?

(see the answer key)

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