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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Property.
(c) Other individuals.
(d) Ideas and technology.

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

4. When a state becomes too large, the government becomes which of the following to a high degree?
(a) Individual.
(b) Complex.
(c) Complacent.
(d) Petty.

5. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?
(a) Legal rights.
(b) Possession rights.
(c) Political rights.
(d) Societal rights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The discussion that the author has about population would be described today using which of the following terms?

3. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?

4. The author believes that Grotius formed his theories with the sole aim of flattering and ingratiating himself with whom of the following?

5. According to the author, which of the following does a legislator do?

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