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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that regular assemblies will prevent the rise of which of the following?
(a) Poverty.
(b) A tyrant.
(c) Social tension.
(d) A revolutionary class.

2. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?
(a) God.
(b) Nature.
(c) The law.
(d) The general will.

3. The government should be abolished if it no longer does which of the following?
(a) Serves the people.
(b) Serves the commons.
(c) Serves the state.
(d) Serves the children.

4. According to the author, the more Magistrates that there are, the closer that the government is to which of the following?
(a) The ability to act well.
(b) The will of the people.
(c) A good government.
(d) A true republic.

5. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?
(a) National defense.
(b) Ideas and technology.
(c) Property.
(d) Other individuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instituting a government consists of establishing laws and which of the following?

2. The author believes that in general, once that government is established, which of the following should not happen to it?

3. According to the author, the Princes who act as executives are fulfilling their duty as which of the following?

4. How rare does the author think that individuals who possess the ideal traits of legislators are?

5. When the author states that inspiration for lawmakers must come from God, whom of the following does he cite as examples?

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