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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. What is the punishment of exile?
(a) when a person's property is confiscated
(b) when a person is put in prison
(c) when a person is discredited and shamed
(d) when a person is banished from the commonwealth

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

3. Who does Hobbes insist is of the greatest value to a commonwealth?
(a) the sovreign
(b) the minister
(c) the banker
(d) the teacher

4. What results are there when an actor makes a contract?
(a) The contract must be approved.
(b) The contract is invalid.
(c) The author is not bound to it.
(d) The author is also bound.

5. How must a counselor speak?
(a) angrily so that the group will fear him
(b) loudly so he can be heard at the back of the group
(c) with a lot of repetition so his points sink in
(d) truthfully and concisely without using too many confusing and eloquent words

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in an assembly that cannot happen with a monarch?

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

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

4. Why do people want to make a covenant and select sovereigns?

5. Why must people create a covenant or agreement to give power to one person, or small group of people?

(see the answer key)

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