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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. What form of government does the author think is the worst type?
(a) Hereditary monarchy.
(b) Hereditary republic.
(c) Hereditary aristocracy.
(d) Hereditary theocracy.

2. Which of the following does the author suggest to be the best time for a state to be established?
(a) At the time that violence comes to an end.
(b) During a time of relative peace.
(c) At the beginning of war.
(d) In the middle of prosperity.

3. The author believes that a seaside state has almost unlimited means of which of the following?
(a) Expansion.
(b) Peace.
(c) Supporting itself.
(d) Providing income.

4. 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.

5. According to the author, unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator, the laws will be which of the following?
(a) Useless.
(b) Weak.
(c) Broken.
(d) Hard to follow.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the Princes who act as executives are fulfilling their duty as which of the following?

2. When an individual's will is in conflict with the will of the whole, what must the individual do?

3. The first type of laws govern the interaction between the state and which of the following?

4. The author believes that a good government must be which of the following?

5. The author believes that every individual has the responsibility to die in defense of which of the following?

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