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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is a person who speaks directly to God and is a predictor of the future according to Hobbes?
(a) a prophet
(b) a soothsayer
(c) a vizier
(d) a visionary

2. How does Hobbes define a pact or covenant?
(a) when something is sold or traded
(b) when money changes hands
(c) when something is transferred or traded for future payment
(d) when any promise is made

3. Where does Hobbes insist people go when they disagree?
(a) To the boxing ring
(b) To a teacher
(c) To a judge
(d) To a priest

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

5. What is the name of a place later called Hell?
(a) Gehenna
(b) Cincinnati
(c) Purgatory
(d) Alcatraz

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must a sovereign publish and instruct people about his laws?

2. What does Hobbes identify as the two ways one can hold sway over others?

3. Why does Hobbes say that virtue is comparative?

4. How does Hobbes classify intellectual virtue?

5. To what does Hobbes say people attribute that which is unknown?

(see the answer key)

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