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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?
(a) Respect.
(b) Desire.
(c) Fear.
(d) External forces.

2. The author believes that a human's most basic instinct is the will to do which of the following?
(a) Procreate.
(b) Rule.
(c) Survive.
(d) Have power.

3. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?
(a) The person in leadership of the group.
(b) The outward will of the group.
(c) The collective authority.
(d) The single ruler.

4. According to the author, every human being lives in which of the following?
(a) Chains.
(b) Houses.
(c) Skin.
(d) Need.

5. The Sovereign Will is subject to which of the following in a constant way?
(a) Fluctuations.
(b) Debates.
(c) Battering.
(d) Pressures.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?

2. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?

3. Which of the following does the author consider to be the only thing that can direct a state toward decisions of the common good?

4. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?

5. According to the author, violence is a poor means of maintaining which of the following?

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