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Philosopher Quizzes 1 - Thomas Hobbes

A quiz about Thomas Hobbes and his contributions to modern political theory.
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JohnDule
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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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2 Comments
JohnDule
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Level 65
Aug 14, 2020
This is my first quiz! Please let me know if there's anything I should change or add.
Valenmiceli
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Level 63
May 21, 2021
Add "movement" as an alternative for "motion" maybe?! Love Hobbes! rated 5 star and nominated
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