Chapter 19 Self Quiz

. According to Hobbes, we are at war
when

armies clash.

the will to go to battle is sufficiently known.

we engage in battle.

none of the above.

. Which of the following does Hobbes cite as a principal cause of enmity between people?

competition

glory

diffidence

all of the above

. Hobbes claims that the two cardinal virtues during war are

force and fraud.

courage and honor.

justice and honesty.

selfishness and vengefulness.

. The first two laws of nature expounded by Hobbes do not include which of the following?

Take up arms against unjust authority.

Defend oneself by any means necessary.

Be willing, when others are too, to surrender one’s right to all things.

Seek peace.

. Hobbes argues that, in a condition of war, everyone has a right to

only what morality permits.

everything, including the lives and possessions of all others.

whatever he can bargain for in voluntary negotiations.

none of the above.

. Hobbes claims that humans are naturally equal in body but not in mind.

True

False

. Hobbes believes that the laws of morality apply during both war and peacetime.

True

False

. Human beings, on Hobbes’s account, have a natural right to do whatever they think prudent to preserve their own lives.

True

False

. Hobbes thinks we should be willing to content ourselves with only so much liberty against others as we would allow them to have against us.

True

False

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