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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, people who live under a tyrant or despot, yet find their lives peaceful, are experiencing which of the following types of slavery?
(a) Social.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Political.

2. According to the author, which of the following does man gain in the social contract?
(a) Spiritual liberty.
(b) Political liberty.
(c) Civil liberty.
(d) Social liberty.

3. The author states that moral equality must be substituted for which of the following in a social contract?
(a) Social inequality.
(b) Possessor inequality.
(c) Property inequality.
(d) Physical inequality.

4. According to the author, which of the following situation takes place within a state that is plagued by uncertainty?
(a) It falls apart.
(b) It fixes itself.
(c) There is a revolution.
(d) It is conquered.

5. Which of the following does the author think should be established to prevent the abuse of power?
(a) A body of Legislators.
(b) Intermediate Magistrates.
(c) A body of citizen advisors.
(d) A dictator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author believes that Grotius formed his theories with the sole aim of flattering and ingratiating himself with whom of the following?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following is the term for the system government type in which power is confined to a small number of people?

5. Which of the following does the Sovereign Will become when private interests dominate government?

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