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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that the religion of the state should be an enactment and/or embodiment of the faith in which of the following?
(a) Celestial order.
(b) Natural law.
(c) Celestial law.
(d) Natural order.

2. The author insists that the system of advisers to a Prince, in a monarchy, will be which of the following?
(a) Full of friends.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Full of experts.
(d) Helpful.

3. According to the author, what happens to the power of the Prince, magistrate, and legislator when assemblies form?
(a) It is reaffirmed.
(b) It ceases.
(c) It is given to them.
(d) It increases.

4. Why does the author suggest that, every few years, the tribunes be removed from the system of government?
(a) To prevent laziness.
(b) To prevent unrest.
(c) To prevent over-service.
(d) To prevent tyranny.

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

6. What form of government does the author think is the worst type?
(a) Hereditary monarchy.
(b) Hereditary theocracy.
(c) Hereditary aristocracy.
(d) Hereditary republic.

7. In order to keep all the cities equal within the state, what does the author suggest be moved from city to city?
(a) The capital.
(b) The assemblies.
(c) The residence of the Prince.
(d) The armies.

8. The author maintains that any manifestation of the will of a minority is which of the following?
(a) Exemplified.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Subversive.
(d) Tolerated.

9. What type of assembly deals with day-to-day matters?
(a) An emergency assembly.
(b) A superior assembly.
(c) A criminal assembly.
(d) A religious assembly.

10. According to the author, the degeneration of which of the following governmental attributes is inevitable?
(a) Laws.
(b) Authority.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Habits.

11. According to the author, which of the following terms best describes what the basic tenets of the Christian faith are to the function of the Sovereign?
(a) Complementary.
(b) Supplementary.
(c) Antithetical.
(d) Identical.

12. Which municipal government does the author use as an example of an effective balance between election by lot and election by vote?
(a) Munich.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Venice.

13. As long as people create and define their government according to the Sovereign Will, the nation will do which of the following?
(a) Be rich.
(b) Run peacefully.
(c) Abolish poverty.
(d) Involve everyone.

14. The author believes that in general, once that government is established, which of the following should not happen to it?
(a) Alteration.
(b) Disruption.
(c) Reformation.
(d) Abolishment.

15. Instituting a government consists of establishing laws and which of the following?
(a) Obeying laws.
(b) Executing laws.
(c) Formalizing laws.
(d) Instilling laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. The law committing the state to the social contract requires what type of vote?

2. According to the author, the result of Christian belief and perceptions of those beliefs in early times, resulted in which of the following?

3. According to the author, which of the following terms best describes individuals who are forced to focus on money?

4. Which of the following should be the objective that people undertake in government?

5. The author believes that slavery is bad, but that it was a worthwhile price to pay because it allowed individuals to do which of the following?

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