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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?
(a) External forces.
(b) Desire.
(c) Respect.
(d) Fear.

2. By which of the following terms does the author state that the power of deciding for the whole of the body can only be established?
(a) Veiled proceedings.
(b) Totality.
(c) Convention.
(d) Proper ordering.

3. According to the author, what form of government is most prone to ongoing civil wars and socio-political agitation?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Republic.
(c) Meritocracy.
(d) Tyranny.

4. According to the author, politicians have separated the Sovereign Will into which of the following?
(a) Separate wills.
(b) Separate votes.
(c) Separate buildings.
(d) Separate jurisdictions.

5. In order to make a democracy efficient, there must be a set of rules governing which of the following?
(a) Public debate.
(b) Education.
(c) Distribution of resources.
(d) Benefits.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to keep all the cities equal within the state, what does the author suggest be moved from city to city?

2. Which of the following terms best describes all assemblies by the people that fall outside the two types of assemblies that the author describes?

3. The citizens of Rome were freed from their day-to-day chores by slaves which allowed them to do which of the following?

4. A lack of strength in the body politic comes from an inability to do which of the following?

5. The author suggest that the government which is simplest is which of the following?

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