The State of Nature

This quiz will test your understanding of the concept of the state of nature in political philosophy.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the state of nature, according to Thomas Hobbes?

  1. A state of war of all against all
  2. A state of peace and harmony
  3. A state of anarchy
  4. A state of justice
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the social contract, according to John Locke?

  1. An agreement between the government and the people
  2. An agreement between the people themselves
  3. An agreement between the government and the church
  4. An agreement between the people and the military
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the purpose of the state, according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

  1. To protect the natural rights of the people
  2. To promote the general welfare of the people
  3. To ensure the security of the people
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a natural right, according to John Locke?

  1. Life
  2. Liberty
  3. Property
  4. Happiness
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the state of nature, according to Thomas Hobbes?

  1. A state of war of all against all
  2. A state of peace and harmony
  3. A state of anarchy
  4. A state of scarcity
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of government, according to Aristotle?

  1. Monarchy
  2. Aristocracy
  3. Democracy
  4. Tyranny
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a principle of justice, according to John Rawls?

  1. The principle of equal liberty
  2. The principle of fair opportunity
  3. The principle of the difference principle
  4. The principle of utility
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political ideology, according to David Easton?

  1. Liberalism
  2. Conservatism
  3. Socialism
  4. Fascism
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political system, according to Robert Dahl?

  1. Democracy
  2. Authoritarianism
  3. Totalitarianism
  4. Monarchy
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political culture, according to Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba?

  1. Parochial political culture
  2. Subject political culture
  3. Participant political culture
  4. Civic political culture
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political socialization, according to Herbert Hyman?

  1. Family socialization
  2. School socialization
  3. Peer socialization
  4. Media socialization
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political participation, according to Sidney Verba and Norman Nie?

  1. Voting
  2. Campaigning
  3. Running for office
  4. Lobbying
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political interest group, according to David Truman?

  1. Economic interest groups
  2. Social interest groups
  3. Environmental interest groups
  4. Religious interest groups
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political party, according to Maurice Duverger?

  1. Mass party
  2. Cadre party
  3. Electoral party
  4. Ideological party
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of political system, according to Giovanni Sartori?

  1. Democracy
  2. Authoritarianism
  3. Totalitarianism
  4. Constitutional monarchy