Philosopher Quizzes 1 - Thomas Hobbes

A quiz about Thomas Hobbes and his contributions to modern political theory.

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Last updated: August 13, 2020

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Country of Hobbes' birth	England
Famous college in that country that Hobbes attended	Oxford
Name of the historian whose account of the Peloponnesian War Hobbes translated	Thucydides
Hobbes' primary source of employment prior to venturing into philosophy	tutoring
Hobbes' first major original work, "Elements of ___"	Law
Conflict beginning in 1642 that caused Hobbes to flee the country	English Civil War
Lord Protector of Hobbes' home country following that conflict	Oliver Cromwell
City to which Hobbes fled	Paris
Sea monster for which Hobbes' most famous work is named	Leviathan
The state of man outside of the political community, as Hobbes calls it	Nature/Natural
Any one of the five words Hobbes used to describe man's life in this state	Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short
What Hobbes considered the "summum malum," man's greatest fear	violent death
Like many political theorists, Hobbes believed in a social ________	contract
Hobbes begins his theory by describing man as "Matter in ______"	motion
Hobbes describes his ideal state as an "Artificial ___"	man
Hobbes believed in the supremacy of this	The Sovereign
Hobbes strove to apply objective, ________ principles to matters of politics	scientific

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Aug 14, 2020

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May 21, 2021

Add "movement" as an alternative for "motion" maybe?! Love Hobbes! rated 5 star and nominated

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