HONORS Government Philosophy Quiz

This is the idea that God decides who has the power to rule

• Social Contract

• Divine Right of Kings

• State of Nature

• Philosophical Liberal

The idea that people give the government consent to rule them, in other words an agreement

• Social Contract

• Divine Right of Kings

• State of Nature

• Natural Rights

Which philosopher believed that living in a world without government would be solitary, nasty, brutish, and short?

• John Locke

• Baron De Montesquieu

• Socrates

• Thomas Hobbes

What kind of government did Hobbes believe was necessary to keep people under control?

• Democratic and limited government

• all powerful king/ruler - like a dictator

• an oligarchy

• anarchy - no government at all

What was the name of Hobbes book? This name is a metaphor for how he views an ideal government.

• The Leviathan

• Two Treatises on Government

• The Sound and the Fury

• The Prince

Philosophers refer to a world without government as a:

• Natural Right

• Leviathan

• Social Contract

• State of Nature

How did John Locke view a state of nature?

• a violent and chaotic world

• a perfect place without any problems at all

• a relatively peaceful world but one where natural rights were unprotected

Which philosopher believed that humans were born with a Tabula Rasa, or a blank slate? He believed that people were NOT naturally evil or selfish

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron De Montesquieu

• Machiavelli

According to John Locke, Government is created to:

• control everybody completely

• help citizens with everything

• protect natural rights

• provide a free education

Which philosopher believed that people did NOT have the right to rebel, no matter how strict and overbearing the government may be

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron De Montesquieu

• Rousseau