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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the author, which of the following does a legislator do?
(a) Repeals laws.
(b) Interprets laws.
(c) Enacts laws.
(d) Makes laws.

3. The author believes he is a citizen of which of the following?
(a) Tyrannical state.
(b) Free state.
(c) Monarchical state.
(d) Republican state.

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

5. How rare does the author think that individuals who possess the ideal traits of legislators are?
(a) Extremely rare.
(b) Moderately rare.
(c) Not rare.
(d) So rare that they do not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that force does not constitute which of the following?

2. According to the author, which of the following does man gain in the social contract?

3. By being part of the social contract, man does which of the following?

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

5. The author thinks that his ideas should be applied not just to the state but to which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author believe to be the foundation of all types of laws?

2. According to the author, what is the only element that can direct the state?

3. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?

4. How is the body politic destroyed?

5. What characteristics does the author give humans?

6. According to the author, how should laws between states differ?

7. According to the author, what type of geography makes a state unstable?

8. On what type of standard are the authoritarian socio-political system and the family system both based?

9. What does the author suggest that the social contract gives?

10. How does the author describe humanity's basic animalistic drive?

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