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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grotius?
(a) A father.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A revolutionary.
(d) A king.

2. The author believes that slavery is bad, but that it was a worthwhile price to pay because it allowed individuals to do which of the following?
(a) Spend more time being educated.
(b) Spend more time at home.
(c) Spend more time in government.
(d) Spend more time being Legislators.

3. When a government becomes more focused on its own needs and desires than on the Sovereign Will, the citizens are not obliged to do which of the following?
(a) Vote.
(b) Obey.
(c) React.
(d) Be involved.

4. Those votes influenced by the will of a despot are not which of the following?
(a) Free votes.
(b) Honorable votes.
(c) Intelligent votes.
(d) True votes.

5. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?
(a) Other individuals.
(b) Property.
(c) Ideas and technology.
(d) National defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term, magistrate, is used interchangeably with which of the following titles?

2. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?

3. Men can accomplish more if they band together and work toward which of the following?

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

5. Which municipal government does the author use as an example of an effective balance between election by lot and election by vote?

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