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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 kind of idea does Hobbes classify as good wit?
(a) one so unique that nobody else would have thought of it
(b) one open to argument and debate
(c) one that produces only good results
(d) one that everyone can agree to

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

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

4. What is the sovereign's right in legal matters?
(a) the right to judge all controversies between his people
(b) the right to confiscate property when two or more subjects cannot get along
(c) the right to make decisions basked on his mood
(d) the right to deny legal process to anyone he shooces

5. Who is it that Hobbes says belong to the Kingdom of God?
(a) only people who are members of the Church of England
(b) those people who believe there is a God
(c) every person under the sun
(d) the sovereigns who answer only to God

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes say are the three types of commonwealth?

2. How does Hobbes define injustice of an action?

3. What does Hobbes say is needed to protect people from danger?

4. What must punishment focus on?

5. What does Hobbes call the blood flow of a commonwealth?

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