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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. According to Hobbes, how does God declare His laws?
(a) by tablets of stone and natural disasters
(b) by loud voices from the skys
(c) by dreams and astrology
(d) by natural reason, revelation, and prophecy
2. 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 have the power and charisma to move people in the wrong direction.
(d) They are entertainers who only want to put on a show.
3. Who is a person who speaks directly to God and is a predictor of the future according to Hobbes?
(a) a soothsayer
(b) a visionary
(c) a vizier
(d) a prophet
4. Who cannot perform a miracle?
(a) a devil, angel, or other spirit
(b) an apostle of Christ
(c) a prophet of God
(d) a true believer in God
5. What does Hobbes say is the purpose of punishment?
(a) to have a public entertainment when someone is flogged
(b) to prevent people from breaking the law
(c) to show who is boss
(d) to keep the criminals off the streets
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are the subjects in the Kingdom of God?
2. How does Hobbes suggest the idea of philosophy began to grow?
3. What is the name of a place later called Hell?
4. What does Hobbes identify as heathen teaching?
5. What, according to Hobbes, is the first priority of the sovereign?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Hobbes' position on religious statues and icons?
2. What is Hobbes' opinion of philosophy?
3. What does Hobbes suggest is the first priority of a sovereign?
4. What does Hobbes have to say about sin and crime?
5. What does Hobbes have to say about ministers of the ecclesiastical?
6. How does Hobbes attack the Roman Catholic Church as well as Greek philosophers?
7. What is Hobbes' definition of the Kingdom of Darkness?
8. From what source does Hobbes insist the idea of demons came?
9. What complication does Hobbes see in obeying the sovereign and God at the same time?
10. What does Hobbes say about popularity?
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