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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. The government should be abolished if it no longer does which of the following?
(a) Serves the people.
(b) Serves the children.
(c) Serves the commons.
(d) Serves the state.

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

3. The author believes that regular assemblies will prevent the rise of which of the following?
(a) A tyrant.
(b) Poverty.
(c) A revolutionary class.
(d) Social tension.

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

5. The author believes that every individual has the responsibility to die in defense of which of the following?
(a) The state.
(b) The community.
(c) The general will.
(d) The particular will.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that no matter what his position, the Prince is still subject to which of the following?

2. How many votes does the author state need to be taken at each regular meeting of assemblies?

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

4. 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?

5. Instituting a government consists of establishing laws and which of the following?

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