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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. How does Hobbes describe his compound imagination?
(a) Like seeing a carriage and a house and imagining a train
(b) Like seeing a dog and a cat and imagining a kangaroo
(c) Like seeing an appl and an orange and imagining a melon
(d) Like seeing a man and a horse and imagining a centaur

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

3. What example does Hobbes give as a meaningless combination of words?
(a) holy war
(b) easy labor
(c) gentle giant
(d) round square

4. Why can passion for power be dangerous?
(a) People can be electrocuted.
(b) People can be deceived.
(c) People can use evil means to get power.
(d) People cannot achieve it.

5. Why does Hobbes say that having friends, followers, and servants is the greatest power?
(a) With friends, followers, and servants one does not need to work.
(b) Being liked and respected makes people good managers and motivators.
(c) Having these, one does not need to go to war.
(d) Having these, one does not need anything else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an example of Hobbes' unprovable discourse?

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

3. What are examples of Hobbes' involuntary motions?

4. What does Hobbes think of using metaphors?

5. What is the term he uses for reasoning with another person?

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