A. Certain natural rights
B. Those rights which were granted to them by the sovereign
C. Those rights which they had retained at the time of the conclusion of the contract
D. Only those rights which were specified in the contract
Related Mcqs:
- According to Individualists people can enjoy maximum liberty only when state: ________?
A. Performs minimum functions
B. Does not exist
C. Performs maximum functions
D. Performs maximum optional functions - Hobbes holds that under the contract which resulted in the creation of state:
A. People surrendered all their rights to the sovereign unconditionally
B. People surrendered their rights subject to certain conditions
C. Surrendered only their rights to property and religion
D. People refused to surrender their rights - According to Hobbes in the state of nature people: ___________?
A. Lived harmoniously
B. Quarrelled with each other
C. Had regard for judicial system
D. Respected each other’s rights - According to Hobbes people in the state of nature enjoyed: _____________?
A. Only the right to life, liberty and property
B. No rights
C. Only economic rights
D. Unspecified natural rights - According to Hobbes the primitive people were encouraged to conclude social contract on account of:___________?
A. Anarchy
B. Growth of political consciousness
C. Their desire to preserve private property
D. Their desire to preserve individual liberty - According to Hobbes the people:
A. Were free to revoke the contract
B. Could amend the contract by two-thirds majority
C. Could not revoke the contract
D. Automatically lapsed if one of the parties failed to carry out its part of obligations - The liberty, which people enjoy for earning their bread, is called: _________?
A. Economic liberty
B. Political liberty
C. Civil liberty
D. Natural liberty - According to Hobbes in the state of nature man was: __________?
A. Very law abiding
B. Nasty and brutish
C. Cultured and mannered
D. Selfless and had fellow feelings - According to Hobbes state of nature was: __________?
A. Pre-social
B. Post-social
C. Socially respectable
D. None of the above - According to Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:___________?
A. Peace and plenty
B. Constant warfare
C. Peace and scarcity
D. Religious dominance
