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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 refer to by the name of Tartarus?
(a) where dragons and monsters come from
(b) where non-believers are swallowed into a bottomless pit
(c) enemies of God who come from the East
(d) where the Apostle Paul was born and raised

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

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

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

5. 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) divide it into twelve commonwealths
(d) learn from the Greeks and Romans

Short Answer Questions

1. How does it become difficult to be obedient to both God and sovereign?

2. What is one instance when a crime cannot be punished?

3. When does Hobbes say there is no crime?

4. What are the ways in which, according to Hobbes, people can worship God?

5. Who does Hobbes identify as the first sovereign of the commonwealth of the faithful?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hobbes have to say about angels?

2. What does Hobbes suggest is the first priority of a sovereign?

3. What does Hobbes conclude about the Scriptures?

4. How does Hobbes attack the Roman Catholic Church as well as Greek philosophers?

5. What warning does Hobbes give about prophets?

6. What is Hobbes' idea about honoring God?

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

8. In what ways does Hobbes say a person can be punished?

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

10. What is a leader supposed to do in addition to establishing punishments?

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