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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Enlightenment

Question 2 • BPHS Modern World History

Which phrase from the passage best explains why Hobbes believes in strong government authority?

Answer
A
“the only way to erect such a Common Power”
B
“the injuries of one another, and thereby to secure them in such sort”
C
“all their power and strength upon one Man, or upon one Assembly of men”
D
“reduce all their Wills by plurality of voices, unto one Will.”

Explanation

Hobbes argues that people need a strong common authority to protect them from “the injuries of one another” and keep them secure. Choice B states that purpose directly; the other phrases describe how people establish or organize that authority.

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