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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. Which of the following refers to an imposition of an unnatural authority that is contrary to human nature?
(a) Force.
(b) War.
(c) Revolt.
(d) Revolution.

2. By which of the following terms does the author state that the power of deciding for the whole of the body can only be established?
(a) Totality.
(b) Veiled proceedings.
(c) Proper ordering.
(d) Convention.

3. The author compares authoritarian societies to which of the following social structures?
(a) Family.
(b) Military.
(c) Work.
(d) Friends.

4. 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?
(a) Righteousness.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Moral decency.
(d) Freedom.

5. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?
(a) External forces.
(b) Respect.
(c) Fear.
(d) Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?

2. According to the author, politicians have separated the Sovereign Will into which of the following?

3. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?

4. Men can accomplish more if they band together and work toward which of the following?

5. The author states that a social contract in a bad government does which of the following?

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