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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example does Hobbes give to support his idea that just banding together is not enough for protection?
(a) Two families joined are not powerful enough to combat three families.
(b) A hundred rabbits can scare a hunter.
(c) A flock of birds cannot defeat the cat.
(d) Twenty sheep cannot fight off a pack of wolves.

2. What two systems does Hobbes define within a commonwealth?
(a) tyranny and ordinary
(b) private and political
(c) open and closed
(d) democrat and republican

3. What does Hobbes say is the purpose of punishment?
(a) to show who is boss
(b) to prevent people from breaking the law
(c) to have a public entertainment when someone is flogged
(d) to keep the criminals off the streets

4. When does Hobbes suggest it is not logical to follow the Golden Rule?
(a) when no one else is following it
(b) in times of war
(c) when there are no other people around
(d) during a natural disaster

5. How may a commonwealth be formed?
(a) the first is by natural force or acquisition and the second is by mutual agreement.
(b) the first is by experience and the second is by heredity
(c) the first is by election and the second is by popularity
(d) the first is by inheritance and the second is by accident

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes say is a hostile and illegal act by the authority?

2. What is one instance when a crime cannot be punished?

3. What kind of idea does Hobbes classify as good wit?

4. How does Hobbes define punishment?

5. How does Hobbes classify intellectual virtue?

(see the answer key)

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