User: Social Contract Theorists argue that:

Question 1Answer

a.
Moral duties are found in the agreements members make with each other to form society.


b.
Morality does not naturally exists in man.


c.
Morality does not matter.


d.
Morality can only be found in the Laws of Nature.
Assistant: Social Contract Theorists argue that:

a. Moral duties are found in the agreements members make with each other to form society.
User: Hobbes claims that the State of Nature is harsh, brutal and filled with fear because of:

Question 2Answer

a.
Man’s freedom, equality and self-interested ways.


b.
Man’s Freedom, equality, and the development of social classes.


c.
Man freedom, equality and right to life, liberty and possession.
Assistant: Hobbes claims that the State of Nature is harsh, brutal, and filled with fear because of:

a. Man’s freedom, equality, and self-interested ways.
User: Hobbes believes that if we form a social contract:

Question 3Answer

a.
We will further divide society.


b.
There is no need for a state/sovereign because people will keep their word.


c.
There is less conflict, fighting for resources and the society can grow and develop.


d.
There is more competition and division of social classes.
Assistant: Hobbes believes that if we form a social contract:

c. There is less conflict, fighting for resources, and the society can grow and develop.
User: In the State of Nature that Hobbes describes:

Question 4Answer

a.
Man is reasonable and morally pure.


b.
Man is morally pure and lives a solitary life.


c.
Man is self-interested but has the ability to reason.


d.
Man follows the Law of Nature and leads a peaceful life, often with a family.
Assistant: In the State of Nature that Hobbes describes:

c. Man is self-interested but has the ability to reason.
User: The Social Contract is:


Question 5Answer

a.
An agreement that establishes rules for some members of society only


b.
An agreement to respect each other’s property


c.
An agreement that establishes rules that govern how members of society act


d.
An agreement that we can select a new leader if we are unhappy
Assistant: The Social Contract is:

c. An agreement that establishes rules that govern how members of society act.
User: In Hobbes’ State of Nature, the harsh, brutal “war of one against all” also means:

Question 6Answer

a.
That a leader will naturally emerge.


b.
That there is no development, no institutions or potential for these things.


c.
That there is an ineffective sovereign.
Assistant: In Hobbes’ State of Nature, the harsh, brutal “war of one against all” also means:

b. That there is no development, no institutions, or potential for these things.
User: For Hobbes, once we have formed a social contract:

Question 7Answer

a.
We have laws that allow for a peaceful solution to removing a Sovereign.


b.
We can fall back into the State of Nature if the sovereign becomes tyrannical


c.
We can never risk falling back into the State of Nature.
Assistant: For Hobbes, once we have formed a social contract:

c. We can never risk falling back into the State of Nature.
User: For Hobbes, the social contract is necessary because:


Question 8Answer

a.
The state of nature is full of war, fear, competition over limited resources.


b.
The state of nature is peaceful but can fall into ongoing war if someone tries to enslave you.


c.
The state of nature is peaceful and moral but modern society will create conflict.


d.
The state of nature lacks freedom, and is characterized by economic dependence.
Assistant: For Hobbes, the social contract is necessary because:

a. The state of nature is full of war, fear, competition over limited resources.
User: Which of the following results from Hobbes’ Social Contract:

i.   Disagreement from the members
ii.  Loss of freedom
iii.  Mechanism to enforce rules
iv.  A sovereign who can be removed if they become tyrannical


Question 9Answer

a.
ii, iii


b.
i, iv


c.
iii, iv


d.
ii, iii, iv
Assistant: In the context of Hobbes’ Social Contract, the correct answer is:

a. ii, iii 

This includes the loss of freedom and a mechanism to enforce rules. 
User: For Hobbes, the Social contract:

Question 10Answer

a.
Is a temporary solution.


b.
Is rational and so rational people will agree.


c.
Is a way of solving the problems we face when “mixing our labour with earth”.


d.
Is a means of protecting the upper classes and keeping the lower classes low.
Assistant: