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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. Why must a sovereign publish and instruct people about his laws?

2. What does Hobbes say only God knows?

3. What does Hobbes call the worship of images?

4. Who is it that Hobbes says belong to the Kingdom of God?

5. What does Hobbes call a sin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hobbes identify as belonging to the Kingdom of God?

2. What is Hobbes' idea about honoring God?

3. What is Hobbes' position on crime and personal survival?

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

5. What warning does Hobbes give about prophets?

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

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

8. What does Hobbes have to say about ministers of the ecclesiastical?

9. How does Hobbes define a church?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For the serious student, write a paper comparing Hobbes' LEVIATHAN to Machiavelli's THE PRINCE. There are similarities in both men's position with the nobility as well as some of the strictness of their ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write a paper describing what you think the ideal commonwealth would be like. In the paper, discuss how peace in the community would be maintained and how the commonwealth would be protected. Also mention your idea of the rights the citizens would enjoy.

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