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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapters 11 & 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term he uses for reasoning with another person?
(a) disconcerting
(b) Stygmatizing
(c) Signifying
(d) Arguing

2. What two factors does Hobbes believe control mental discourse?
(a) Vocabulary and definitions
(b) Desire and fear
(c) Education and experience
(d) Love and hate

3. Why does Hobbes say that virtue is comparative?
(a) If virtue is equal then there is no evil.
(b) If all things were equal in all men, nothing would be prized.
(c) If there are no comparisons there are no problems.
(d) If all things were equal, this would be heaven.

4. How does Hobbes suggest that people reason?
(a) By first getting burned
(b) By adding or subtracting two thoughts
(c) By mathematical equations
(d) By counting on fingers and toes

5. Why does Hobbes say that people are always seeking more power, wealth, or popularity?
(a) People are like animals.
(b) People are restless.
(c) People believe in the supernatural.
(d) People can think.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hobbes classify discourse that cannot be proven?

2. What does Hobbes say leads to competition among people?

3. Why does Hobbes say that people attribute the unknown to ghosts, spirits, or other things that can never exist?

4. What are examples of Hobbes' involuntary motions?

5. What does Hobbes call reasoning with oneself?

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