Philosopher

What is the term for a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields?

• Philosopher

• Scientist

• Historian

• Artist

What is the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation?

• Logic

• Metaphysics

• Ethics

• Philosophy

According to Hobbes, what did everyone have a right to in the state of nature?

• Everything

• Nothing

• Property

• Liberty

In the state of nature, what would people always be at in order to get what they wanted?

• War with everyone else

• Peaceful negotiations

• Isolation from society

• Cooperation with others

Why would nobody produce anything like inventions, art, or even crops or tools in the state of nature?

• Because they would be afraid other people would take them away.

• Because they lack the necessary resources.

• Because they do not have the knowledge to create.

• Because they are not motivated to produce anything.

What phrase did Hobbes use to describe the life of man in the state of nature?

• Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

• Lonely, impoverished, harsh, violent, and brief.

• Isolated, destitute, cruel, savage, and fleeting.

• Alone, needy, mean, fierce, and transient.

A contract is an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something ________.

• specified

• random

• unplanned

• unforeseen

Fill in the blank: A contract is an agreement in which both sides agree to something in order to reach a shared ________.

• goal

• destination

• compromise

• understanding

According to Hobbes, what happens once people agree to hand over power in exchange for protection?

• They gain the right to overthrow the government.

• They lose the right to overthrow, replace, or question the government.

• The social contract becomes a two-way street.

• They can replace the government at any time.

A sovereign is a ______; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.

• monarch

• peasant

• servant

• citizen