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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. Which of the following terms refers to a generalized rule, way of communicating, or way of conducting affairs?
(a) Contract.
(b) Society.
(c) Constitution.
(d) Convention.

2. When an individual's will is in conflict with the will of the whole, what must the individual do?
(a) Surrender his will.
(b) Draw people to his side.
(c) Advocate for his position.
(d) Revolt.

3. The author states that a social contract in a bad government does which of the following?
(a) Keeps the middle-class miserable.
(b) Keeps everyone miserable.
(c) Keeps those in power miserable.
(d) Keeps the poor miserable.

4. According to the author, a city is a collection of which of the following?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Citizens.
(c) Areas.
(d) Families.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?

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

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

5. According to the author, people who live under a tyrant or despot, yet find their lives peaceful, are experiencing which of the following types of slavery?

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