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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By which of the following terms does the author state that the power of deciding for the whole of the body can only be established?
(a) Convention.
(b) Totality.
(c) Proper ordering.
(d) Veiled proceedings.

3. Which of the following refers to an imposition of an unnatural authority that is contrary to human nature?
(a) Revolt.
(b) Force.
(c) War.
(d) Revolution.

4. By being part of the social contract, man does which of the following?
(a) Becomes a slave to others.
(b) Gains friendships.
(c) Becomes master of himself.
(d) Gains property rights.

5. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?
(a) Societal rights.
(b) Political rights.
(c) Legal rights.
(d) Possession rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that a human's most basic instinct is the will to do which of the following?

2. According to the author, who benefits in war?

3. The author states that slavery is established and perpetuated by which of the following?

4. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?

5. According to the author, war originates from the relationship between which of the following?

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