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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes say people are either born with or develop?

2. What is the term he uses for reasoning with another person?

3. What does Hobbes think of using metaphors?

4. What type of book is LEVIATHAN?

5. Where does Hobbes insist people go when they disagree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hobbes identify skepticism in regards to belief?

2. How does Hobbes differentiate between command and counsel?

3. Relate Hobbes' examples of a contract or a covenant.

4. Why does Hobbes say that people fear other people?

5. How does Hobbes describe a despotic dominion?

6. What does Hobbes say about rights in the natural world?

7. How does Hobbes say a person can increase intellectual virtue?

8. How does Hobbes define the origins of religion?

9. Describe briefly Hobbes' contract of a commonwealth.

10. How does Hobbes say that a group may be classified as an author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on Hobbes' idea that everything actually belongs to the sovereign of a commonwealth. Does your house and all your possessions belong to the government? Write your paper as an argument for or against that idea.

Essay Topic 2

Write your opinion about the religious content of LEVIATHAN. Tell in detail whether you found those parts of the book something you agree with, find objectionable, or simply boring. Cite passages from the book to illustrate your points.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper speculating what Hobbes would have to say about popular science fictions today. Explain the things he would find objectionable and give examples of books, movies, or video games in your paper. For extra enjoyment, you might want to write the paper in the form of a dialogue.

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