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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, the more Magistrates that there are, the closer that the government is to which of the following?
(a) A true republic.
(b) The will of the people.
(c) The ability to act well.
(d) A good government.

2. The term, magistrate, is used interchangeably with which of the following titles?
(a) President.
(b) Leader.
(c) King.
(d) Prince.

3. Which of the following is another phrase that the author uses for "empowering of the Sovereign Will"?
(a) The business of legislators.
(b) The business of government.
(c) The business of citizens.
(d) The business of magistrates.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name that the author gives to a state that is governed by enlightened laws solely for the public interest?

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

3. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?

4. The author believes that in general, once that government is established, which of the following should not happen to it?

5. According to the author, the larger that a state is, the less influence which of the following will have?

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