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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the author refers to "associations" formed in the community that must be kept equal, which of the following does he mean?
(a) Sporting teams.
(b) Political parties.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Religious groups.

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) Proper ordering.
(b) Totality.
(c) Convention.
(d) Veiled proceedings.

3. According to the author, the legislator must appeal to an authority who can bear men away without which of the following elements?
(a) Harm.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Violence.
(d) Concern.

4. According to the author, violence is a poor means of maintaining which of the following?
(a) A government.
(b) Respect.
(c) Revolution.
(d) Social order.

5. Which of the following terms refers to a generalized rule, way of communicating, or way of conducting affairs?
(a) Convention.
(b) Constitution.
(c) Contract.
(d) Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Grotius?

2. Which of the following refers to an imposition of an unnatural authority that is contrary to human nature?

3. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?

4. When an individual's will is in conflict with the will of the whole, what must the individual do?

5. According to the author, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?

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