
Hobbes and Locke
Authored by JAMIE N FRANZ
History
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 5 pts
Match the following
Thomas Hobbes
Thought people were naturally selfish and quick to fight. He believed in a strong powerful leader.
Social Contract (Locke's View)
No rules or people in charge to help the people protect their natural rights
Locke's idea of a
State of Nature
Everyone has a right to everything so people are always at war to get what they want
Natural Rights
Life, Liberty, and Property
Hobbes's idea of a
State of Nature
People agree to give over some of their freedoms in exchange for government protection
Answer explanation
2.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 4 pts
Match the following:
Locke's idea of a
State of Nature
People can grow and learn from their mistakes and can govern themselves.
John Locke
No rules or people in charge to help the people protect their natural rights
Blank Slate Theory
People are born tabula rasa and learn from their own experiences who help shape them
Leviathan
Book written by Hobbes that explains his belief in a strong sovereign leader with total power
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
According to John Locke, people are born with three natural rights which are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Thomas Hobbes believed that the only effective leader a country could have needed to have absolute power
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Which of the following people believed that if the government did not uphold your natural rights you could overthrow them?
Locke
Hobbes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Which one of these people believed that people cannot be left to govern themselves because it would result in war?
Locke
Hobbes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Which U.S. founding father was inspired by John Locke? (listed in reading)
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
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