Which Author Wrote, Leviathan : or the Matter, Forme and Power

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which author wrote, Leviathan : Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil , in which he argued that man's natural level of selfishness and greed perpetuated authoritarian rule?

• A)Machiavelli
• B)Hobbes
• C)Rousseau
• D)Plato
• E)Al-Farabi

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