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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Sovereign Will is the expression of desired action to meet which of the following?
(a) The needs of the citizens.
(b) The needs of the state.
(c) The needs of the community.
(d) The needs of the government.

2. According to the author, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?
(a) Creative.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Delicate.
(d) Understanding.

3. When an individual's will is in conflict with the will of the whole, what must the individual do?
(a) Advocate for his position.
(b) Revolt.
(c) Surrender his will.
(d) Draw people to his side.

4. Those votes influenced by the will of a despot are not which of the following?
(a) Free votes.
(b) True votes.
(c) Honorable votes.
(d) Intelligent votes.

5. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?
(a) Possession.
(b) Ownership.
(c) Lawfulness.
(d) Handling.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes he is a citizen of which of the following?

2. The author believes that a good government must be which of the following?

3. When a state is too small, the people's spirit tends to become which of the following?

4. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?

5. Of the three wills operating within the Magistrate, which one has to be strongest for good government to exist?

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