PHIL 121

Quiz on Freedom

1. This refers to the independence of one’s personal will: Freedom

2. This refers to the power of using one’s will: Power of Volition
3. According to Aristotle, it is the most important factor for the judgement of our rational self to be
put into action: WILL
4. An approach to ethics which argues that the morality of an action is dependent upon its
outcome: Consequentialism
5. He argues that humans have the unique power to change themselves and others for the better:
St. Thomas Aquinas
6. What was the title of Hobbes’ book?: The Leviathan
7. What inclines men to peace in a Hobbesian state? Fear of Death

8-10. The three main psychological causes of war: competition, uncertainty, glory

11. He argued that there is natural law in the state of nature: Locke
12. The form of government favoured by Hobbes: Absolute monarchy
13. What was the foundation of the Lockean government? Fiduciary trust
14. What was the title of Locke’s book? Two Treatises of Government
15. The highest among the three branches of government in a Lockean state: Legislative

True or False

16. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, humans have a transcendental destiny: TRUE
17. According to Aristotle, a person is nothing else but what he makes of himself: FALSE-Sarte
18. In the state of nature according to Hobbes, men are always fighting physically: FALSE
19. In the Hobbesian social contract, citizens are free: FALSE
20. In the Hobbesian social contract, the sovereign cannot kill a subject without due process of law:
FALSE
21. In a Lockean state, a citizen who experiences injustice can rebel against the government: False
22. Hobbes’ view of men in the state of nature is quite optimistic: False
23. Legislature in a Lockean state enjoys some privileges and rights: False-duties and obligations
24. A Lockean social contract is formed due to the lack of an unbiased judge in disputes: TRUE
25. In a Hobbesian state, the subjects can kill the sovereign if they feel that his actions are unjust.:
False