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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 is a hostile and illegal act by the authority?

2. What is the meaning of excommunication?

3. Who does Hobbes say can never be excommunicated?

4. What was Hobbes' great objection to Aristotle's view of law?

5. What does Hobbes call a sin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Hobbes' idea of punishment.

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

3. What does Hobbes say about popularity?

4. Briefly identify Hobbes' definition of the opposite of God.

5. How does Hobbes define a prophet?

6. What is Hobbes' definition of the Kingdom of Darkness?

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

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

9. What does Hobbes call a spirit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Hobbes' political philosophy, the only valid reason for taking up arms against a sovereign is for self protection. Write your paper based on Hitler's taking over Germany and the plight of the Jews and other minorities his persecuted. Hobbes' theory is that the people thus under such a sovereign are constrained to obey the laws of the sovereign first.

Essay Topic 2

Look up information about the civil war in England during Hobbes' lifetime and write a summary of the conflict to explain Hobbes' references to the war. This information can be used to explain why Hobbes wrote the book and from where many of his ideas sprang.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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