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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. 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

2. Why does Hobbes say men will give up some of their freedoms?
(a) when they go to prison
(b) when it does not cost them anything
(c) when they are given other freedoms in return
(d) to seek protection for their lives and those of their family

3. Why do people want to make a covenant and select sovereigns?
(a) to rid themselves of political uneasiness
(b) to be like the other commonweaths around them
(c) to prevent having to relinquish freedoms
(d) to allow for orderly disagreement

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

5. What is Hobbes' idea about ownership of commodities in a commonwealth?
(a) All commodities naturally belong to the sovereign.
(b) Only native commodities belong to the sovereign.
(c) People own what they work for.
(d) Nobody owns commodities in a commonwealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hobbes insist is of the greatest value to a commonwealth?

2. In political systems, what are the two avenues of laws?

3. Why does Hobbes say that having friends, followers, and servants is the greatest power?

4. What two systems does Hobbes define within a commonwealth?

5. What does Hobbes call an evil inflicted on a person who has usurped or forged his or her power?

(see the answer key)

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