Poli 202 Midterm 1
Locke believes everyone is equal in the state of nature in the sense that:
A. Everyone has a right to everything
B. People are free to pursue their actions as they think fit.
C. Everyone is born to all the same advantages of nature
D. B and C - ANS-D.
Consider the following scenario: A man in the state of nature picks mangoes from a
mango tree. Locke would say that because this man has "labored" to acquire the
mangoes:
A. The mangoes are his property regardless of how many mangoes are left on the tree.
B. The mangoes are only his property if the sovereign authorized him to have them.
C. The mangoes are his property, provided there is as much and as good left for others.
D. The mangoes are not his property. - ANS-C.
Regarding absolute monarchy, Locke's view could best be described as:
A. Locke agrees with Hobbes that absolute monarchy best facilities civil society.
B. Locke disagrees with Hobbes that absolute monarchy best facilities civil society but
he agrees that absolute monarchy is compatible with civil society.
C. Locke disagrees with Hobbes about absolute monarchy because he thinks it is
incompatible with civil society.
D. Locke thinks that absolute monarchy may curtail civil society but this is one virtue of
absolute monarchy. - ANS-C.
If Karen is driving freely down the highway, then Locke would say that Karen is:
A. Subject to the government because she has given tacit consent
B. Subject to the government because she has given express consent.
C. Not subject to the government because she has not given express consent.
D. She may or may not be subject to the government because we need more
information to know if she consents to its dominion. - ANS-A.
According to Rousseau, the inventor of civil society was the person who:
A. The person who first used threats of force to compel the behavior of others.
B. The person who enclosed a plot of land and claimed it as his own property.
C. The person who first represented thoughts in writing.
D. The person who first proposed fair terms of cooperation with others. - ANS-B.
, What is it that makes people "two-faced and crooked with some, imperious and harsh
with others"?
A. The fact that they have acquired "fresh needs" in society, which they must get other
people to help satisfy.
B. The fact that without any government, they are in a state of nature.
C. The fact that their property is jeopardized by those whom they do not trust.
D. The fact that human nature is "fundamentally corrupt." - ANS-A.
"'Let us unite,' he says to them, "in order to protect the weak from oppression, restrain
the ambitious, and assure everyone of possessing what belongs to him.'" Rousseau
regards this plea as:
A. Sound reasoning from someone who understands the state of nature.
B. Sound reasoning, but from someone who is confused about the state of nature.
C. Specious reasoning, attempting to manipulate other people to accept political society.
D. Specious reasoning, attempting to manipulate people to revert to a state of nature. -
ANS-C.
Rousseau:
A. Agrees with Locke that where there is no property, there is no liberty.
B. Agrees with Locke that where there is no property, there is liberty.
C. Agrees with Locke that where there is no property, there is no injury.
D. Disagrees with Locke's claim that where there is no property, there is no injury. -
ANS-C.
What does Langton think about Kant's distinction between lying and reticence?
A. Langton thinks Kant is right that lying is morally impermissible, and reticence is
morally permissible.
B. Langton thinks Kant is right that reticence is morally impermissible, and lying is
morally permissible.
C. Langton thinks that Kant is wrong to think there is no principled moral distinction
between lying and reticence.
D. Langton thinks that Kant is wrong to think there is a principled moral distinction
between lying and reticence. - ANS-D.
According to Langton, the objective standpoint is a perspective from which:
A. one sees others as explainable in terms of causal laws
B. one sees others as locations of absolute value.
C. one sees others as capable of acting freely.
D. all of the above. - ANS-A.
Locke believes everyone is equal in the state of nature in the sense that:
A. Everyone has a right to everything
B. People are free to pursue their actions as they think fit.
C. Everyone is born to all the same advantages of nature
D. B and C - ANS-D.
Consider the following scenario: A man in the state of nature picks mangoes from a
mango tree. Locke would say that because this man has "labored" to acquire the
mangoes:
A. The mangoes are his property regardless of how many mangoes are left on the tree.
B. The mangoes are only his property if the sovereign authorized him to have them.
C. The mangoes are his property, provided there is as much and as good left for others.
D. The mangoes are not his property. - ANS-C.
Regarding absolute monarchy, Locke's view could best be described as:
A. Locke agrees with Hobbes that absolute monarchy best facilities civil society.
B. Locke disagrees with Hobbes that absolute monarchy best facilities civil society but
he agrees that absolute monarchy is compatible with civil society.
C. Locke disagrees with Hobbes about absolute monarchy because he thinks it is
incompatible with civil society.
D. Locke thinks that absolute monarchy may curtail civil society but this is one virtue of
absolute monarchy. - ANS-C.
If Karen is driving freely down the highway, then Locke would say that Karen is:
A. Subject to the government because she has given tacit consent
B. Subject to the government because she has given express consent.
C. Not subject to the government because she has not given express consent.
D. She may or may not be subject to the government because we need more
information to know if she consents to its dominion. - ANS-A.
According to Rousseau, the inventor of civil society was the person who:
A. The person who first used threats of force to compel the behavior of others.
B. The person who enclosed a plot of land and claimed it as his own property.
C. The person who first represented thoughts in writing.
D. The person who first proposed fair terms of cooperation with others. - ANS-B.
, What is it that makes people "two-faced and crooked with some, imperious and harsh
with others"?
A. The fact that they have acquired "fresh needs" in society, which they must get other
people to help satisfy.
B. The fact that without any government, they are in a state of nature.
C. The fact that their property is jeopardized by those whom they do not trust.
D. The fact that human nature is "fundamentally corrupt." - ANS-A.
"'Let us unite,' he says to them, "in order to protect the weak from oppression, restrain
the ambitious, and assure everyone of possessing what belongs to him.'" Rousseau
regards this plea as:
A. Sound reasoning from someone who understands the state of nature.
B. Sound reasoning, but from someone who is confused about the state of nature.
C. Specious reasoning, attempting to manipulate other people to accept political society.
D. Specious reasoning, attempting to manipulate people to revert to a state of nature. -
ANS-C.
Rousseau:
A. Agrees with Locke that where there is no property, there is no liberty.
B. Agrees with Locke that where there is no property, there is liberty.
C. Agrees with Locke that where there is no property, there is no injury.
D. Disagrees with Locke's claim that where there is no property, there is no injury. -
ANS-C.
What does Langton think about Kant's distinction between lying and reticence?
A. Langton thinks Kant is right that lying is morally impermissible, and reticence is
morally permissible.
B. Langton thinks Kant is right that reticence is morally impermissible, and lying is
morally permissible.
C. Langton thinks that Kant is wrong to think there is no principled moral distinction
between lying and reticence.
D. Langton thinks that Kant is wrong to think there is a principled moral distinction
between lying and reticence. - ANS-D.
According to Langton, the objective standpoint is a perspective from which:
A. one sees others as explainable in terms of causal laws
B. one sees others as locations of absolute value.
C. one sees others as capable of acting freely.
D. all of the above. - ANS-A.
