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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. How does Hobbes classify the desire for absolute power?

2. Why do God's miracles never go against the sovereign?

3. Who has responsibility for seeing that others are educated in the law?

4. What practices of the Roman Church does Hobbes take exception to?

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 sin and crime?

2. What, according to Hobbes, is the one thing that must be believed?

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

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

5. Briefly describe Hobbes' idea of punishment.

6. How does Hobbes define a church?

7. What does Hobbes say happens to one who does not believe in God?

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

9. What is Hobbes' opinion of philosophy?

10. How does Hobbes define a prophet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 on the effectiveness of punishments to control a commonwealth. How has that been carried to unreasonable extreme by such regimes as Saddam Hussein in Iraq? What, in your opinion, are the most effective punishments?

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