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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What warning does Hobbes give about prophets?
(a) Some may be prophets only for a short time.
(b) Some people may try to pass themselves off as a prophet for their own gain.
(c) Some may be too powerful and miraculous to trust.
(d) Some may not understand what God wants them to say.

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

3. What is the one exception to a defense of not knowing the law?
(a) ignorance may be applied if the law is obscure
(b) ignorance may be applied if everyone has forgotten it
(c) ignorance may be applied if a person cannot read
(d) ignorance may apply to someone is if he is a foreigner

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

5. Why does Hobbes insist that the commonwealth comes first?
(a) God wants all people to obey the laws of their nation.
(b) The commonwealth may vote to forbid religion.
(c) Without the commonwealth there is no freedom of religion.
(d) One can see the commonwealth but cannot see God.

6. What beliefs of the Roman Catholic church does Hobbes add to his list of objections?
(a) exorcism, ghosts, purgatory and fictitious miracles
(b) living ones religion, taking communion, and singing
(c) Bible reading, children's classes, and regular worship
(d) preaching, missionary work, and evangelism

7. What, according to Hobbes, is the first priority of the sovereign?
(a) to become known by other sovereigns
(b) to demand respect
(c) to build spnendid palaces
(d) to ensure the safety of the people

8. What does Hobbes say only God knows?
(a) Whether is it necessary for a person to die
(b) how many countries there are in the world
(c) where to find the written word of God
(d) what happens to the soul of a person when he dies

9. Who does Hobbes identify as the Supreme Prophet?
(a) Ezekiel
(b) Isaiah
(c) Endora
(d) Moses

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

11. For what is it required to pay a certain price God is willing to accept?
(a) sovereignty
(b) peaceful life
(c) unlimited abundance
(d) redemption

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

13. What are the people expected to do?
(a) make more money for the sovereign so greater shows can be put on
(b) demonstrate agains the sovereign when they do not agree with the laws
(c) abstain from violence, private revenges, robbing, and violating their neighbors
(d) obey only the laws that make sense to them

14. What does Hobbes say is the first of four causes of spiritual darkness?
(a) not knowing or studying the scriptures correctly
(b) corrupt ecclesiatics
(c) not wanting to know bad news
(d) accepting false teaching without question

15. What is impunity?
(a) exemption from the law
(b) punishment by the law
(c) persecution by the law
(d) inaccurate knowledge of the law

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes say the goal of the Bible is?

2. What is the name of a place later called Hell?

3. Who cannot perform a miracle?

4. What does Hobbes identify as a "confederacy of deceivers" who go around poisoning the minds of other people and extinguishing their faith in nature, the gospel, and God?

5. Why does Hobbes suggest popular figures could be a danger to the commonwealth?

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