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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Unless an ecclesiastical is also a king, what can he not do?
(a) order obedience
(b) lead a church
(c) work miracles
(d) teach the Bible

2. How does Hobbes say inspiration is used in Scripture?
(a) as an excuse
(b) as a ruse
(c) as a fiction
(d) as a metaphor

3. In addition to the Spirit of God, what other ethereal beings does Hobbes mention?
(a) pixies
(b) leprechauns
(c) aerial bodies such as angels
(d) demons

4. What does Hobbes say is a hostile and illegal act by the authority?
(a) a person is injured by public authority without public condemnation
(b) indictment after very long investigations
(c) searches of a person's homes
(d) holding trials too quickly after a crime has been charged

5. What is the meaning of excommunication?
(a) walking instead of riding
(b) talking with a former spouse
(c) forgetting how to communicate
(d) becoming disassociated from other Christians

6. Why do few people ever hear the word of God to believe or reject it according to Hobbes?
(a) God only speaks to one or very few to spread his word.
(b) It is illegal to teach the word in most places.
(c) People cannot always understand the Latin Bible.
(d) Most people will not go to hear a sermon.

7. Where does the Pope have a right to command according to Hobbes?
(a) in his own territories where he is the sovereign
(b) all over the world
(c) when the sovereign abdicates
(d) on the throne in the Vatican

8. Why does Hobbes suggest popular figures could be a danger to the commonwealth?
(a) The people will love them more than the sovereign.
(b) They know nothing about the workings of government.
(c) They are entertainers who only want to put on a show.
(d) They have the power and charisma to move people in the wrong direction.

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

10. When does Hobbes say there is no crime?
(a) if it is not detected, there is no crime
(b) if there is sin but no criminal intent, there is no crime
(c) if the sin is not identified as important
(d) if there is no civil law, there is no crime

11. What does Hobbes think takes reason away from young men?
(a) Scripture and obedience
(b) blind faith in Scripture
(c) metaphysics and miracles
(d) worship and collection of tithes

12. How does Hobbes define obedience to the laws?
(a) not doing anything that can be witnessed
(b) not sinning, as well as being charitable and loving
(c) making sure you do not know what the law is
(d) keeping clear of the officials

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

14. What did the Israelites eventually want to do with their sovereignty?
(a) give it to a king and take it away from the Judges
(b) handle it by popular election
(c) learn from the Greeks and Romans
(d) divide it into twelve commonwealths

15. What did the Jews do with the concept of demons they got from the Greeks?
(a) They got rid of the good ones and believed that all demons were bad.
(b) They rejected the idea of demons altogether.
(c) They used demons to scare and discipline their children.
(d) They started the saying that a demon made them do bad things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes mean when he says something must be strange and uncommon so people can believe it is the true work of God?

2. Why does Hobbes insist that the commonwealth comes first?

3. What causes the people of a nation to become very angry and pass on their anger to their children?

4. Who does Hobbes say can never be excommunicated?

5. Who does Hobbes say began the notion of demons and it spread to many cultures?

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