How well do you know Thomas Hobbes? [quiz]

This May, the OUP Philosophy team honors Thomas Hobbes (April 5, 1588 – December 4, 1679) as their Philosopher of the Month. Hobbes is remembered as the author of one of the greatest of books on political philosophy ever written, Leviathan, in which he argued with a precision reached by few other thinkers.


But how much do you know about this famous political philosopher? Test your knowledge of Hobbes with the quiz below.



Quiz image credit: portrait of Thomas Hobbes by John Michael Wright. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. 


Featured image credit: The Destruction of Leviathan by Gustave Doré. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. 


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