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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 20 & 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Hobbes say it is natural for the mother to have dominion over children?
(a) It is not always known who the father is.
(b) They are naturals at discipline.
(c) They have dominion over nothing else.
(d) They need children in case the husband dies.

3. When many people first get together, what are they called?
(a) A multitude
(b) A gaggle
(c) A mob
(d) A hodge podge

4. Why must people create a covenant or agreement to give power to one person, or small group of people?
(a) Some think too highly of themselves or blow things out of proportion.
(b) That is the natural way of doing things.
(c) It is not possible to assemble all the people all the time.
(d) Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two factors does Hobbes believe control mental discourse?

2. How does Hobbes classify the person or group of people who have someone speak for them?

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

4. When is there nothing illegal or unjust in any action done by anyone?

5. How does Hobbes classify intellectual virtue?

(see the answer key)

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