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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hobbes define liberty?
(a) the absence of opposition
(b) time off from work
(c) the right to vote
(d) the first basic need

2. Why does Hobbes suggest popular figures could be a danger to the commonwealth?
(a) They know nothing about the workings of government.
(b) They are entertainers who only want to put on a show.
(c) The people will love them more than the sovereign.
(d) They have the power and charisma to move people in the wrong direction.

3. What happens in an assembly that cannot happen with a monarch?
(a) An assembly wears whatever clothes they want.
(b) A monarch has to listen to the nobles.
(c) An assembly never has to come to a conclusion.
(d) A monarch cannot disagree with himself.

4. How can it be said that each man in a group has a voice?
(a) because no deaf mute is allowed to participate
(b) because they all speak in unison
(c) because their representative shares their same opinions
(d) because they get to speak one by one

5. How may a commonwealth be formed?
(a) the first is by election and the second is by popularity
(b) the first is by experience and the second is by heredity
(c) the first is by natural force or acquisition and the second is by mutual agreement.
(d) the first is by inheritance and the second is by accident

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hobbes' only conditionality regarding all people being created equal?

3. What does Hobbes identify as three basic human fears?

4. What can a man do when speaking to a group?

5. How does Hobbes define a monarchy?

(see the answer key)

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