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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, a city is a collection of which of the following?
(a) Citizens.
(b) Families.
(c) Buildings.
(d) Areas.

2. How many states does the author believe have been established within the guidelines that he gives in Book 2?
(a) A few.
(b) None.
(c) A lot.
(d) Ten.

3. The author states that every free act must have two causes; moral and which of the following?
(a) Physical.
(b) Legal.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Psychological.

4. When the author states that inspiration for lawmakers must come from God, whom of the following does he cite as examples?
(a) Lawmakers in India.
(b) Lawmakers in the Jewish religion.
(c) Lawmakers in Ancient Greece.
(d) Lawmakers in Egypt.

5. In Chapter 12, the author summarizes his theme that which of the following is necessary for law and government?
(a) Adaptability.
(b) Morality.
(c) Consistency.
(d) Legality.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that all power comes from which of the following?

2. What type of community does the author envision in a seaside state?

3. The author believes that the people who deliberate and form the general will do not always do so from a place that houses which of the following?

4. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?

5. Which of the following is destroyed if the government does not reflect the Sovereign Will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three levels of will that a magistrate has operating within themselves?

2. Why does every individual have the responsibility to die in defense of the state?

3. How does the author suggest that power for deciding who has authority must be established?

4. What reason does the author cite as the necessary one for the social contract to be established?

5. What is the most freeing way of life for an individual?

6. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?

7. What does the author believe to be the foundation of all types of laws?

8. How does the author describe humanity's basic animalistic drive?

9. How does the need felt by the citizens use the Sovereign Will to connect to the governed?

10. According to the author, why did Peter the Great's reforms fail?

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