MCQs of Political Science - Thomas Hobbes – Multiple Choice Question

Question 1 of 55

1. Question

What innate human faculty makes natural man want to escape the state of nature?

Hunger
Philosophy
Fear
Greed

Question 2 of 55

2. Question

What innate human faculty allows natural man to discover how to escape the state of nature?

Fear
Love
Altruism
Reason

Question 3 of 55

3. Question

For Hobbes, what is science?

The gathering of fact about natural history
The knowledge of consequences from philosophical reasoning
The experimental study of natural phenomena
Technology and engineering

Question 4 of 55

4. Question

What determines “good” and “evil” in Hobbes’s argument?

God and the devil
Appetite and aversion
Natural Philosophy
Ethical philosophy

Question 5 of 55

5. Question

For Hobbes, all Philosophical knowledge must be derived from first principles or shared definition. How are these first principles established?

They are decreed by sovereign.
They are discovered by studying nature.
They are given in the Bible
Because they are contingent, first principles can never be agreed upon an therefore Hobbes's argument in Leviathan is valid only if you already agree with his political ideas.

Question 6 of 55

6. Question

Why did Hobbes believe that the observation of nature was not suitable for the foundation for Philosophy ?

Nature tells us nothing about society or politics.
Hobbes had been excluded from the Royal Society for personal reasons; thus he rejected natural knowledge, which was the philosophical domain of the Royal Society, to distinguish his theories from the society's.
Nature is sacred and should not be exploited for human purposes.
The senses are variable and perception of nature is different for every observer.

Question 7 of 55

7. Question

Why is the Leviathan called “artificial”?

It is outside of nature.
It is manufactured by humans.
It is only a fictional civilisation.
It is outside of nature, and it is manufactured by humans.

Question 8 of 55

8. Question

What is the original source for the name “Leviathan”?

Hobbes's Leviathan
The Book of Job
John Milton's Paradise Lost
Homer's Iliad

Question 9 of 55

9. Question

How does matter move in Hobbes’s philosophy?

Matter moves itself.
Matter is animated by the spirit.
Matter moves only when pushed by other matter.
Matter is directly controlled by God.

Question 10 of 55

10. Question

In the state of nature, why will two natural men inevitably fight if they desire the same thing?

They are naturally equal.
If they were altruistic they would be exploited.
Scarcity of resources
All of the above

Question 11 of 55

11. Question

Why does Hobbes claim that all men in the state of nature are equal?

Because even the weakest is capable of killing the strongest by some method
Because the y have been created equal by God
Because of the social covenant whereby each man gives up his rights to every other man
Because they all have the same appetites and aversions

Question 12 of 55

12. Question

Why is it justifiable for the sovereign to put a subject to death?

Because might makes right
Because the subject has personally authorised the absolute power of the sovereign by covenant and has therefore authorised his/her own execution
Because the security of the Leviathan must be protected at any cost
The sovereign can only put a subject to death under conditions covered by a written law that is publicly known.

Question 13 of 55

13. Question

When is it justified for subjects to rebel against the sovereign?

When the sovereign has committed crimes against the people
When the sovereign is no longer popular and the people want to elect a new leader
When the sovereign has made political decisions that are not supported by large sections of the population
Never

Question 14 of 55

14. Question

What innate faculty prevents civilised man from breaking the social contract.

Reason
Fear
Altruism
Greed

Question 15 of 55

15. Question

What does Hobbes see as the immediate result of a rebellion against the sovereign or against the social covenant, as in civil war?

The establishment of a new government
A return to the state of nature
The sovereign punishes the rebels and peace is restored to the Leviathan.
Civil wars only occur in government the have not been structured according to Hobbesian rules.

Question 16 of 55

16. Question

Which of the following does Hobbes believe approximates the living conditions of the state of nature?

Madhouses
Prisons
Native American societies
The Spanish Armada

Question 17 of 55

17. Question

What is the “Fundamental Law of Nature”?

Nature abhors a vacuum
Human beings seek peace
The war of all against all
The Pythagorean Theorem

Question 18 of 55

18. Question

Which of the following does Hobbes equate with an author, whose words are his or her own?

The natural person
The artificial person
The sovereign
The Leviathan

Question 19 of 55

19. Question

What is the primary purpose of the Leviathan?

To conquer other civilisations
To establish an economy and the production of goods .
To secure peace
To punch subject who break the law.

Question 20 of 55

20. Question

In the state of nature, Hobbes argues that familial power is maternal because___________.

Without laws, only the mother can know who the father of her children is.
Females were physically stronger than males in the state of nature, as evidenced by the Amazons .
Paternal last names (surnames) were not invented until after people escaped from the state of nature: therefore, the name of the father had no power while people still lived in this original state.
Om tje state pf mature, the dangerous lifestyle of the men-hunting fighting wars, etc- meant that females outnumbered males in the population, thus females could be more selective about choosing a mate and could threaten to replace a husband who was too controlling

Question 21 of 55

21. Question

Which of the following according to Hobbes, can a sovereign body?

The king (monarchy)
A group of administrators (aristocracy)
A group of all who are willing to assemble (democracy)
All of the above

Question 22 of 55

22. Question

For Hobbes, how do we come to have natural laws?

We discover them by studying scripture
We deduce them from the observation of natural facts.
We deduce them by reason as general conclusions
We discover them by scientific experimentation

Question 23 of 55

23. Question

Hobbes claims that being ignorant of the Laws Nature does not excuse a subject who breaks the laws because.

Everyone is capable of deducing natural laws on his or her own through proper philosophical method.
The sovereign must punish all transgressions of the law in order to secure peace.
Ignorance is a dangerous quality and must be exterminated form the Leviathan.
Every subject is capable of reading Hobbes book and therefore should know the Laws of Nature that Hobbes has discovered and written about.

Question 24 of 55

24. Question

According to Hobbes, angels and demons are__________.

The original Causes for natural appetites and aversions.
Idols of the brain
Produced by the first movements of matter in the universe
Metaphors for the invisible motions of matter that lead to good or evil result.

Question 25 of 55

25. Question

which of the following commands, if given by the sovereign, does a subject have the right to disobey?

The command to commit suicide
The command to execute a criminal
The command to wage war on defenseless enemies
The Command to proclaim that Jesus was not the Christ and that Christianity is a false religion

Question 26 of 55

26. Question

All thoughts are knowledge and in some way derived from__________.

Reason
The Sovereign
Justice
Sense.

Question 27 of 55

27. Question

The external world in nothing but a series of _____________.

Illusions
Motions
Essences
Thoughts

Question 28 of 55

28. Question

Decaying sense is ______________.

Memory/ imagination
Reason
Motion
Aversion

Question 29 of 55

29. Question

What distinguishes man from animals?

Understanding/ thought
Sense
A soul
Free will

Question 30 of 55

30. Question

Two types of thoughts are _________________.

Guided and unguided
Rational and irrational
Right and wrong
Random thoughts

Question 31 of 55

31. Question

A series of thoughts that seems disconnected is __________

Unguided thought
Experience
Guided thought
Random thought

Question 32 of 55

32. Question

The type of thinking that concerns ends and means is ____________

Instrumental thought
Unguided thought
Guided thought
Animal thought

Question 33 of 55

33. Question

When we begin with a desire or fancy in mind and think of what means will bring about this desired end, this is an example of a (N) ___________

Instrumental thought
Natural thought
Unguided thought
Guided thought

Question 34 of 55

34. Question

When we are in possession of some general means, and then think about what sort of ends we can achieve with it, this is an example of a (n) ____________.

Instrumental thought
Natural thought
Unguided thought
Guided thought

Question 35 of 55

35. Question

We express thoughts externally to remember them and express them to other through ____________ .

Speech
Action
Reason
Command

Question 36 of 55

36. Question

Which of the following identifies the four main uses of speech?

1) to remember cause and effect relations, 2) to show others our knowledge, 3) to give names to the essences of objects, and 4) for sheer pleasure.
1) to remember cause and effect relations, 2) to show others our knowledge, 3) to express out will and desire to others, and 4) for sheer pleasure.
1) to remember cause and effect relations, 2) to show others our knowledge, 3) to express our will and desire to others, 4) to differentiate us from non-rational animals.
1) to leave the state of nature, 2) to show others our knowledge, 3) to express our will and desire to others, and 4) for sheer pleasures.

Question 37 of 55

37. Question

“The right ordering of names is our affirmations” is__________.

Speech
Orderly
Guided thought
Truth

Question 38 of 55

38. Question

“The Only Science that is hath pleased god hitherto to bestow upon mankind is _____________.

Arithmetic
Physics
Philosophy
Geometry

Question 39 of 55

39. Question

Reckoning (That is, Adding and Subtracting ) of the Consequences of general names agreed upon” is _____________.

Speech
Reasons
Thought
Truth

Question 40 of 55

40. Question

To settle disputes pf definitions and first principles we appeal to _____________.

Objective truth
The divine
Tradition
A common power

Question 41 of 55

41. Question

The type of motion that can be thought of as essentially automatic bodily functions is __________.

Vital motion
Guided motion
Voluntary motion
Natural Motion

Question 42 of 55

42. Question

Motion the has specific ends in mind a ___________.

Guided
Voluntary
Vital
Rational

Question 43 of 55

43. Question

Voluntary motions are rooted in thought, and more basically, in ___________.

Reason
Appetites and aversions
Nothing they are per-determined
Free will

Question 44 of 55

44. Question

Good and evil are defined___________.

According to objective truth
By the sovereign
According to divine will
As the objects of our appetites and aversions

Question 45 of 55

45. Question

Natural wit is ___________.

Acquired through experience
Innate
Acquired through instruction
Determined by the sovereign.

Question 46 of 55

46. Question

Acquired wit is ______________.

Acquired through experience
Innate
Acquired thorough instruction
None of the above

Question 47 of 55

47. Question

The type of wit that”is grounded on the right use of Speech; and produce the Sciences “is ____________.

Innate wit
Divine wit
Natural
Acquired wit

Question 48 of 55

48. Question

The differences in men’s intellect arise from the difference in ____________.

Innate capacities
Power
Worth
Passions

Question 49 of 55

49. Question

The fundamental passion, that defined as man’s present means, to obtain some future good” is___________.

Reason
Fear
Envy
Power

Question 50 of 55

50. Question

The faculties of the body and mind, like strength, intellect eloquence, etc is ____________.

Instrumental power
Natural power
Absolute power
Guided power.

Question 51 of 55

51. Question

Thomas Hobbes John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would all have agreed with of the following statement?

The people must obey their rulers. even when their rulers act unjustly.
People in a state of nature are happier than people living under a government.
All legitimate government are based on a social contract.
The only legitimate government was one that regularly consulted the will of the people .

Question 52 of 55

52. Question

Which of the following philosophers would be least likely to support a social contract theory of government?

Thomas Hobbes
Paul wolf
John locks
Socrates

Question 53 of 55

53. Question

According to Thomas Hobbes, which of the following best describes life in the State of Nature?

Nasty, brutish and short
Carefree, happy and healthy
Difficult but meaningful
Hobbes argues that he State of Nature depends on the individual personalities of the people living in it,

Question 54 of 55

54. Question

According to Thomas Hobbes which of the following best expresses the natural rights humans have in the State of Nature?

In the state of nature there are no natural rights
The rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The right of life, liberty and natural property
The rights of self- preservation

Question 55 of 55

55. Question

Which of the following types of government does Thomas Hobbes suggest is the most effective?

Democracy
Communism
Anarchy
Monarchy

Political Science - Thomas Hobbes

Quiz-summary

Information

Results

Categories