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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. According to the author, which of the following is the sign of a good government?
(a) Never present.
(b) Different for different countries.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Absolute.

2. According to the author, which of the following is a significant problem with a monarchy?
(a) The way that power is given.
(b) The way that power is transfered.
(c) The way that power is defined.
(d) The way that power is used.

3. The author states that warm countries are more often the scene of revolution because it is easy for the people to do which of the following?
(a) Hide themselves.
(b) Communicate.
(c) Arm themselves.
(d) Revolt.

4. Which of the following governments does the author cite as an example for assembling all citizens in the state?
(a) Ancient Rome.
(b) Ancient Germania.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Ancient Russia.

5. Which ancient civilization's voting practices does the author examine in Chapter 3, Book 4?
(a) Mayan.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman.
(d) Egyptian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the Sovereign Will become when private interests dominate government?

2. According to the author, what form of government is most prone to ongoing civil wars and socio-political agitation?

3. A dictator should have power and which of the following?

4. Which of the following terms best describes all assemblies by the people that fall outside the two types of assemblies that the author describes?

5. According to the author, which of the following terms best describes individuals who are forced to focus on money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a censor do?

2. What is one of the three conditions that must be in place for a democracy not to be unwieldy and inefficient?

3. What does the author suggest is the relationship between the Christian faith and the sovereign?

4. What are the two types of assemblies of citizens that the author describes?

5. Once established, why should government never be altered?

6. What does the author suggest that the religion of the state should be?

7. What are the three forms of aristocracy?

8. What are the two parts of instituting government?

9. Whose power is null and void when assemblies are called?

10. According to the author, what happens to make the Sovereign Will an illusion?

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