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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. 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) to seek protection for their lives and those of their family
(d) when they are given other freedoms in return

2. What does the commonwealth need to successfully control the society?
(a) power over people to administer punishments
(b) the cooperation of neighboring principalities
(c) important welfare programs to help the poor
(d) ample money to maintain the economy

3. What does Hobbes call an evil inflicted on a person who has usurped or forged his or her power?
(a) might makes right
(b) necessary punishment
(c) an act of hostility
(d) a vigilante form of government

4. How does Hobbes identify political systems?
(a) those which are only governed by an assembly
(b) thise which are regulated by majority consensus
(c) those which are granted status by the sovereign
(d) those which are entirely run by negotiation

5. What does Hobbes call the blood flow of a commonwealth?
(a) money
(b) voting rights
(c) religion
(d) military power

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hobbes say that virtue is comparative?

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

4. What is the punishment of exile?

5. What does Hobbes say is needed to protect people from danger?

(see the answer key)

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