Thomas Hobbes Multiple Choice Questions
1. Thomas Hobbes hailed from
A. Rome
B. England
C. Greece
D. Florence
Answer: B. England
2. Thomas Hobbes was considered the Galileo of political theory who carried Machiavelli’s insights to their
A. Empirical conclusions
B. Logical conclusions
C. Political conclusions
D. Rational conclusions
Answer: B. Logical conclusions
3. Hobbes contradicted Royalists who were claiming that the monarch ruled by
A. People’s note
B. Divine right
C. Dynastic power
D. Authoritative discretion
Answer: B. Divine right
4. Thomas Hobbes life span was
A. 1580-1679
B. 1588-1678
C. 1588-1679
D. 1586-1681
Answer: C. 1588-1679
5. The reformation began when Martin Luther King broke with
A. Protestant Church
B. Methodist Church
C. Evangelical Church
D. Roman Catholics
Answer: D. Roman Catholics
6. Thomas Hobbes was widely believed to be an
A. Extremist
B. Atheist
C. Enlighted thinker
D. None of these
Answer: B. Atheist
7. Leviathan was the famous political treatise of Hobbes was published in
A. 1650
B. 1651
C. 1661
D. 1665
Answer: B. 1651
8. Leviathan was the famous political treatise of Hobbes was published in
A. 1650
B. 1651
C. 1661
D. 1665
Answer: B. 1651
9. The Idea that truth is a function of language rather than of things is called
A. Realism
B. Rationalism
C. Linguistics
D. Nominalism
Answer: D. Nominalism
10. The Idea that truth is a function of language rather than of things is called
A. Realism
B. Rationalism
C. Linguistics
D. Nominalism
Answer: D. Nominalism
11. Hobbes argued that we can note kinds of physical motion that account for the totality of human nature. These kinds are
A. 2 in number
B. 4 in number
C. 6 in number
D. Numberless
Answer: A. 2 in number
12. Human happiness can only be defined as the realization of pleasure. This is the basis of Hobbes theory of?
A. Human nature
B. Knowledge
C. Human Psychology
D. Utilitarian Psychology
Answer: D. Utilitarian Psychology