Political Philosophy Quiz

Which of the following believes the state should be absolute?

• Natural law theory

• Natural rights theory

• Anarchism

• Totalitarianism

Which of the following believes there would ideally be no state at all?

• Natural law theory

• Natural rights theory

• Anarchism

• Totalitarianism

Which of the following believes there is a “way things ought to be”?

• Natural law theory

• Natural rights theory

• Anarchism

• Totalitarianism

Which of the following believes people have rights the government cannot and should not take away?

• Natural law theory

• Natural rights theory

• Anarchism

• Totalitarianism

Which of the following is a natural law advocate?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Locke

• None of the above

Which of the following is a natural rights advocate?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Locke

• None of the above

Which of the following advocated anarchism?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Locke

• None of the above

Which of the following wrote the Republic?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Locke

• None of the above

Which of the following religions believe humans share a spark of the divine life?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• All of the above

Which is the highest in Aquinas's chain of laws?

• Human law

• Natural law

• Eternal law

• None of the above