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Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
According to Aristotle, humans are ______ animals, social animals, and procedural animals.
rational
emotional
instinctive
creative
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of animals Aristotle says humans are?
Rational animals
Social animals
Procedural animals
Wild animals
What is the nationality of Thomas Hobbes?
ENGLISH
FRENCH
GERMAN
ITALIAN
What is the nationality of Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
SWISS/FRENCH
GERMAN
ITALIAN
SPANISH
What does 'pre-society' refer to according to the passage? Fill in the blank: Pre-society refers to human life before the existence of an organised and structured society with institutions such as _______ and an organised justice system.
government
school
hospital
market
According to the passage, who described the state of nature as 'solitary, nasty, brutish and short'?
Locke
Hobbes
Rousseau
Plato
According to Hobbes, in a primitive unstructured social order (a 'state of nature'), individuals have ________.
limited freedoms
unlimited natural freedoms
no freedoms
only economic freedoms
According to the passage, in the state of nature, individuals' words or actions are bound only by their ________.
consciences
laws
traditions
governments
According to the passage, what did LOCKE believe individuals are naturally endowed with?
Power and wealth
Life, liberty, and property
Knowledge and wisdom
Freedom and harmony
Unlike HOBBES, LOCKE believed that individuals have inalienable rights to ________, liberty, and property.
life
wealth
power
happiness
According to the passage, who thought that life in the state of nature was idyllic, with complete freedom and harmony?
LOCKE
HOBBES
ROUSSEAU
None of the above
LOCKE believed that the rights to life, liberty, and property exist independent of any government.
True
False
Who blamed the trappings of modern society for many of mankind’s problems according to the passage?
LOCKE
ROUSSEAU
HOBBES
None of the above
According to Hobbes, how did he view human nature and the state of nature?
Optimistic and peaceful
Nasty, brutish, and short
Cooperative and kind
Rational and fair
Hobbes believed that the state was necessary to prevent a _________?
war of all against all
utopia of peace
democratic consensus
universal brotherhood
It is in an individual's ________ to voluntarily subjugate (give up) his freedom of action in order to obtain the benefits provided by the formation of social structures and civil rights.
rational self-interest
innate nature
emotional response
legal obligation
According to Hobbes, forming social structures and civil rights provides which of the following benefits?
Ensures security and order
Promotes absolute freedom
Eliminates all conflicts
Encourages anarchy
According to Hobbes, individuals implicitly agree to a _______ with a state or authority in return for protection from harm and a more functional society.
social contract
democratic election
religious covenant
economic treaty
What kind of government did Hobbes believe was necessary for the social contract?
Democratic government
Absolute government
Constitutional monarchy
Anarchy
According to Hobbes, the social contract should be based on the consent of the governed.
True
False
Hobbes called the authority created by the social contract the _______.
Leviathan
Sovereign
Commonwealth
Magistrate
According to Hobbes, even if the authority did not rule justly, people were still better off in that society than in the _______.
state of nature
democratic republic
utopian society
modern civilization
According to Locke, the Social Contract is only ______ to the extent that it meets the general interest.
legitimate
temporary
absolute
irrelevant
Where do rights come from according to Locke's theory of the Social Contract?
From the government
From society
From God
From nature
Locke believed the social contract worked through tacit consent.
True
False
According to Locke and the Social Contract, society works by what principle?
Absolute freedom
Mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon
Tyranny
Individual rebellion
In the event of a contract leading to tyranny, Locke saw the right of ______ as a justifiable response.
rebellion
obedience
silence
negotiation
According to Locke, people who choose not to fulfill their contractual obligations deserve to lose their rights, and society can protect itself against them by the threat of punishment.
True
False
According to Rousseau, what kind of social contract did he outline?
More individualistic
More collectivist
More authoritarian
More democratic
Rousseau believed that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or ________ of its people, who are the source of all political power.
consent
obedience
force
tradition
Rousseau advocated for which type of democracy?
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
According to Rousseau and the Social Contract, what can drive individuals to put their personal desires ahead of the collective?
Their egos or self-interest
The law
Religion
Tradition
According to Rousseau and the Social Contract, as part of a ________, the individual puts aside his Egoism to create a 'general will'.
collective body
private contract
personal alliance
individual pact
According to Rousseau and the Social Contract, what is the 'general will'?
The persistence of equality and freedom in the society
The will of the king
The desire for wealth
The law of nature
According to Hobbes, the state of nature is ________.
Nasty, brutish, short
Peaceful and harmonious
A democratic utopia
Full of equality and justice
According to Locke, the state of nature is characterized by ________.
Absence of structure, but some level of mutual obligation
Complete chaos and constant war
Absolute monarchy and strict laws
Total equality and no conflict
According to Rousseau, the state of nature is ________.
Idyllic, small family units, preceding ‘social traits’
A violent struggle for survival
A highly organized political society
Dominated by technological advancement
What is the purpose of the social contract according to Hobbes?
To form collective will
To create impartial power
To prevent war of all against all
To ensure democracy
What is the purpose of the social contract according to Locke?
To form collective will
To create impartial power to protect rights and resolve disputes
To prevent war of all against all
To ensure democracy
What is the purpose of the social contract according to Rousseau?
To form collective will to overcome individual’s ego
To create impartial power
To prevent war of all against all
To ensure democracy
According to Hobbes, the power of the state is ________.
Unlimited and stable
Limited and unstable
Divine and absolute
Shared and democratic
According to Locke, the power of the state is ________.
To be exercised for the general good
Unlimited and absolute
Derived from divine right
Meant to serve the interests of the ruler
According to Rousseau, the power of the state is ________.
Only legitimate if representing the will of the people
Absolute and cannot be challenged
Derived solely from the monarch
Based on military strength
What is the key term associated with Hobbes?
Tacit Consent
General will
Leviathan – absolute ruler whose will must be followed
Democracy
What is the key term associated with Locke?
Tacit Consent – implicit agreement that one who benefits from society must accept its burdens
General will
Leviathan
Democracy
What is the key term associated with Rousseau?
Tacit Consent
General will – the will of the people as a whole
Leviathan
Democracy
According to the passage, what form of government did Hobbes advocate for?
Liberal democracy
Dictatorship or absolute monarchy
Socialist republic
Direct democracy
According to the passage, Locke’s liberal views align with which form of government?
Dictatorship
Absolute monarchy
Modern liberal democracy
Socialist republic
