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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 can a man do when speaking to a group?
(a) stand behind a podium to protect himself
(b) force others to remain silent
(c) use oratory tools to persuade and win over the group
(d) read from a prepared speech

2. What does Hobbes say people are either born with or develop?
(a) appetites and aversions
(b) fingers and toes
(c) hair and fingernails
(d) personalities and names

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

4. How does Hobbes classify the person or group of people who have someone speak for them?
(a) As actors
(b) As dummies
(c) As helpless
(d) As uneducated

5. What does Hobbes mean by anything spoken by God and those concerning Him and his government?
(a) the Golden Rule
(b) the Prophets
(c) the Ten Commandments
(d) the Word of God

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hobbes define punishment?

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

3. How does Hobbes classify a person who speaks for himself?

4. Why does Hobbes say that having friends, followers, and servants is the greatest power?

5. How can it be said that each man in a group has a voice?

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