Multiple Choice Quiz

By "animal motion," Hobbes means:

involuntary operations such as heartbeat and breathing.

instinctive behavior, such as nursing young.

irrational behavior.

all voluntary behavior.

In Hobbes's view, to say something is good is to say that:

it is conducive to human happiness.

you desire it.

most people desire it.

most people ought to desire it.

According to Hobbes we are at war when:

armies clash.

the will to go to battle is sufficiently known.

we engage in battle.

none of the above.

According to Hobbes, without a common power to keep them in awe humans would exist in a state of:

peace and harmony.

mutual indifference.

cautious mistrust.

war of every man against every man.

In Hobbes's view, a law of nature is:

a command of God.

a principle of duty, known by intuition.

a principle, known by reason, which forbids one from doing something destructive of one's life.

none of the above.

Hobbes claims that quarrels are caused by:

competition.

diffidence.

glory.

all of the above.

Hobbes claims that liberty is:

self-mastery.

non-domination.

the absence of external impediments.

self-realization.

According to Hobbes, the right of nature is:

an entitlement to the fruits of one's labors.

a claim not to be harmed by others.

the right of the king to rule his subjects.

the liberty to use one's powers to preserve one's life.

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