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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 the Scripture says regarding demons?

2. What is the one exception to a defense of not knowing the law?

3. What does Hobbes mean when he says something must be strange and uncommon so people can believe it is the true work of God?

4. How does Hobbes classify the teaching of Greek and Roman philosophers?

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 the desire for absolute power?

2. What is Hobbes' idea about honoring God?

3. What warning does Hobbes give about prophets?

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

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

6. How does Hobbes define a prophet?

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

8. What does Hobbes say about popularity?

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

10. How does Hobbes define a church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Obliquely in the book, Hobbes seems to be defending the English monarchy. Write a paper pointing out how the religious part of the book might also have been a defense of the Church of England. Describing some of the facts about the origins of the Church of England, how do the part of the book attacking the Catholic church fit into that picture?

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