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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. The author believes that ancient people did not distinguish the laws of government from the laws of which of the following?
(a) Nature.
(b) Man.
(c) Gods.
(d) Science.

2. The author believes that there is too much reverence for which of the following in many states?
(a) Families.
(b) Old laws.
(c) Children.
(d) Old rulers.

3. Which of the following does the author use when he seeks to show how the Sovereign Will can be transformed into a democracy?
(a) British House of Commons.
(b) German House of Commons.
(c) Italian House of Commons.
(d) French House of Commons.

4. According to the author, which of the following is the sign of a good government?
(a) Different for different countries.
(b) Absolute.
(c) Never present.
(d) Hidden.

5. The author believes that representatives are an unnecessary level of mediation between the Sovereign Will and which of the following?
(a) The Legislator.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The government.
(d) The people.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author begins Book 4, Chapter 8, with a history of which of the following?

2. According to the author, any expression of dissent must be which of the following?

3. According to the author, by which of the following does the government tend to govern when it becomes large and bureaucratic?

4. Which of the following forms of government is most suitable to small states?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a censor do?

2. In a monarchy, why does the power of the monarch have to be absolute?

3. According to the author, when is it ideal that certain positions be decided by vote?

4. How does the author define a democracy?

5. Whose power is null and void when assemblies are called?

6. What would happen if the Sovereign Will enacted laws?

7. What is one of the three conditions that must be in place for a democracy not to be unwieldy and inefficient?

8. What does monotheism mean?

9. What is the best way for the Sovereign Will to be understood?

10. What does the author state the government in Ancient Rome to be based on its high degree of closeness to natural order?

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