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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hobbes say can never be excommunicated?
(a) a judge
(b) a woman
(c) a sovereign
(d) an ecclesiastical

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

3. What is the end result of worshiping?
(a) giving someone power
(b) hole in the knees of trousers
(c) mental exercise
(d) showing superiority

4. Who does Hobbes say began the notion of demons and it spread to many cultures?
(a) the Hindus
(b) the heathens
(c) the Greeks
(d) the Egyptians

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes call an assembly of people who gather together to hear a priest or pastor speak to them about the word of God?

2. What does Hobbes call a sin?

3. What does Hobbes say awaits people who do not believe in Christ or the Kingdom of God?

4. How does Hobbes define punishment?

5. How does Hobbes define obedience to the laws?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complication does Hobbes see in obeying the sovereign and God at the same time?

2. From what source does Hobbes insist the idea of demons came?

3. What power does the sovereign have over the church according to Hobbes?

4. What does Hobbes conclude about the Scriptures?

5. Who does Hobbes identify as belonging to the Kingdom of God?

6. What is a main mistake Hobbes says religious people make?

7. How does Hobbes define a prophet?

8. What does Hobbes have to say about ministers of the ecclesiastical?

9. How does Hobbes define a church?

10. What is Hobbes' opinion of philosophy?

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