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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. What is an angel?
(a) an hallucination
(b) a messenger of God
(c) a winged horse
(d) a dragon

2. To what does Hobbes say people attribute that which is unknown?
(a) to ghosts and spirits
(b) to imagination
(c) to scientific researsh
(d) to God and religion

3. How does Hobbes identify political systems?
(a) those which are entirely run by negotiation
(b) those which are only governed by an assembly
(c) those which are granted status by the sovereign
(d) thise which are regulated by majority consensus

4. To be sure one has found reason, what is necessary?
(a) The negations must be discarded.
(b) It must stand the test of time.
(c) All affirmations and negations must be considered.
(d) The soverign must be consulted.

5. What does Hobbes say is the purpose of punishment?
(a) to prevent people from breaking the law
(b) to keep the criminals off the streets
(c) to have a public entertainment when someone is flogged
(d) to show who is boss

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some Biblical books Hobbes says are written about certain people and not written by them?

3. Why, according to Hobbes, is it necessary to believe God is Infinite?

4. To what does Hobbes compare the dissolution of a commonwealth?

5. What seems to be a contradiction in Hobbes' attitude toward protest?

(see the answer key)

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