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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who benefits in war?
(a) The rich individuals.
(b) The rulers.
(c) No one.
(d) The soldiers.

2. The discussion that the author has about population would be described today using which of the following terms?
(a) Population growth.
(b) Population change.
(c) Population density.
(d) Population maximization.

3. According to the author, war originates from the relationship between which of the following?
(a) Kings.
(b) States.
(c) Families.
(d) Resources.

4. The author thinks that his ideas should be applied not just to the state but to which of the following?
(a) Family.
(b) World.
(c) Communities.
(d) City-state.

5. The author believes that a seaside state has almost unlimited means of which of the following?
(a) Providing income.
(b) Expansion.
(c) Supporting itself.
(d) Peace.

6. The author states that there will be three wills operating within the Magistrate. Which of the following does the author think will naturally be the strongest?
(a) Community will.
(b) Sovereign Will.
(c) Will of the people.
(d) Individual will.

7. The author states that every free act must have two causes; moral and which of the following?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Physical.
(c) Legal.
(d) Spiritual.

8. Which of the following best describes Grotius?
(a) A scientific philosopher.
(b) A religious philosopher.
(c) A family philosopher.
(d) A social philosopher.

9. When the author refers to "associations" formed in the community that must be kept equal, which of the following does he mean?
(a) Political parties.
(b) Clubs.
(c) Sporting teams.
(d) Religious groups.

10. The author believes that when citizens become enlightened they have to seize which of the following for themselves?
(a) Reason.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Power.
(d) Responsibility.

11. What type of community does the author envision in a seaside state?
(a) Populous community.
(b) Shipping community.
(c) Industrial community.
(d) Agricultural community.

12. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?
(a) Lack of will.
(b) Self-destruction.
(c) Lawlessness.
(d) Ordering of men by power.

13. Which of the following does the author believes to be few in number in a well-ordered state?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Laws.
(c) Trials.
(d) Problems.

14. 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) Liberty.
(b) Moral decency.
(c) Righteousness.
(d) Freedom.

15. According to the author, the larger that a state is, the less influence which of the following will have?
(a) The Legislator.
(b) The individual.
(c) The army.
(d) The Magistrate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The term, patriarchal refers to which of the following being dominant?

3. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?

4. The author believes that there must be a balance between the size of the state and the ability of which of the following?

5. The will of all is a conglomeration of which of the following?

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