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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. The general will is always which of the following?
(a) Manipulated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Charitable.
(d) Right.

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

3. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?
(a) Nature.
(b) God.
(c) The general will.
(d) The law.

4. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?
(a) Unlimited speech.
(b) Unlimited property.
(c) Unlimited power.
(d) Unlimited freedom.

5. According to the author, politicians have separated the Sovereign Will into which of the following?
(a) Separate jurisdictions.
(b) Separate wills.
(c) Separate votes.
(d) Separate buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following does man gain in the social contract?

2. 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?

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

4. The author believes that the people who deliberate and form the general will do not always do so from a place that houses which of the following?

5. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?

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