1. According to Hobbes, what is life like before a government is formed?
A. Good, people live in harmony
B. He doesn't say
C. Very bad, a state of constant warfare
D. Identical to how it is after government is formed
2. What does Hobbes say is the right of nature?
A. The right to whatever you think you need to survive
B. The right to hold whatever religion you choose
C. The right to free speech
D. The right to live where you want to live
3. According to Hobbes, what do we call "good"?
A. What produces the most happiness among the general population
B. What is intrinsically good
C. What God decrees is good
D. What we desire
1. According to Hobbes, what is life like before a government is formed?
Hobbes famously quotes that "life of man" in the state of nature is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” This means that Hobbes believed that man is more of natural aggression as animals in his natural state, hence, before a government is formed he would be constantly for warfare than peace.
Answer. C. Very bad, a state of constant warfare
2. What does Hobbes say is the right of nature?
Answer. A. The right to whatever you think you need to survive
3. What produces the most happiness among the general population
Answer. D. What we desire
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