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

2. According to the author, war originates from the relationship between which of the following?
(a) Families.
(b) States.
(c) Resources.
(d) Kings.

3. According to the author, violence is a poor means of maintaining which of the following?
(a) Respect.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Social order.
(d) A government.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that all power comes from which of the following?

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

3. The private will is inclined to which of the following?

4. 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?

5. The author believes that when citizens become enlightened they have to seize which of the following for themselves?

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