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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hobbes classify intellectual virtue?
(a) having a high IQ
(b) having natural wit or a quick imagination
(c) having insight into spiritual matters
(d) having natural innocence

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

3. What type of book is LEVIATHAN?
(a) A book about comparative religion
(b) A book about large fish
(c) A science fiction book
(d) A book of political philosophy

4. How does Hobbes see the commonwealth?
(a) Like a church
(b) Like an army
(c) Like an artificial man
(d) Like a steam engine

5. What does Hobbes say leads to competition among people?
(a) different interests
(b) different abilities
(c) restless desire
(d) religion

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hobbes' idea about self-protection in natural law?

2. What does Hobbes call reasoning with oneself?

3. Why does Hobbes say that people are always seeking more power, wealth, or popularity?

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

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

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