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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The general will is always which of the following?
(a) Charitable.
(b) Angry.
(c) Right.
(d) Manipulated.
2. Which of the following best describes Grotius?
(a) A scientific philosopher.
(b) A family philosopher.
(c) A religious philosopher.
(d) A social philosopher.
3. Men can accomplish more if they band together and work toward which of the following?
(a) The desire of the majority.
(b) The good of the poorest.
(c) The desire of the powerful.
(d) The common good.
4. The author believes that when citizens become enlightened they have to seize which of the following for themselves?
(a) Power.
(b) Reason.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Freedom.
5. The author states that slavery is established and perpetuated by which of the following?
(a) War.
(b) A majority.
(c) Force.
(d) Taxes.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?
2. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?
3. According to the author, who benefits in war?
4. The state is supposed to enact laws that protect personal property from which of the following?
5. The author believes that the strength of the individual is insufficient to overcome which of the following?
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