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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following does man gain in the social contract?
(a) Political liberty.
(b) Social liberty.
(c) Civil liberty.
(d) Spiritual liberty.

2. The author believes that a legislator must not have which of the following over other men?
(a) Riches.
(b) Authority.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Morality.

3. According to the author, the legislator must appeal to an authority who can bear men away without which of the following elements?
(a) Violence.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Harm.
(d) Concern.

4. The author believes that cultural reform must happen when the culture is in which of the following states?
(a) Relatively solid.
(b) Relatively young.
(c) Relatively unsteady.
(d) Relatively old.

5. Which of the following should be the objective that people undertake in government?
(a) Finding a good government.
(b) Overthrowing a disliked government.
(c) Dealing with a tyrannical government.
(d) Enduring a bad government.

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

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

4. The state is supposed to enact laws that protect personal property from which of the following?

5. Where does the author believe government to have the best and truest form of ultimate power?

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