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

2. Who has responsibility for seeing that others are educated in the law?
(a) clergimen and philosophers
(b) parents and the universities
(c) nurses and lawyers
(d) the assembly or the multitude

3. What does Hobbes identify as heathen teaching?
(a) destroying all idols and religious icons
(b) demons, fairies, phantasms and mistaking consecration for conjuration
(c) believing in miracles
(d) accepting on faith what you cannot see or know as a fact

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

5. What are some Biblical books Hobbes says are written about certain people and not written by them?
(a) Exra, Nehemiah, I Peter
(b) Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and Samuel
(c) Amos, Obadiah, and I John
(d) James, Jude, and Song of Solomon

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes say is the foundation for all articles of faith?

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

3. What does Hobbes state about knowing the laws of a commonwealth?

4. What practices of the Roman Church does Hobbes take exception to?

5. What must punishment focus on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hobbes identify as the Christian Commonwealth?

2. What, according to Hobbes, is the one thing that must be believed?

3. What does Hobbes say happens to one who does not believe in God?

4. What does Hobbes have to say about sin and crime?

5. What does Hobbes have to say about angels?

6. How does Hobbes define a church?

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

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

9. What is Hobbes' idea about honoring God?

10. How does Hobbes define a prophet?

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