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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. The will of all is a conglomeration of which of the following?
(a) Private charities.
(b) Private companies.
(c) Private interests.
(d) Private needs.

2. The author believes that force does not constitute which of the following?
(a) Need.
(b) Power.
(c) Right.
(d) Enslavement.

3. The state is supposed to enact laws that protect personal property from which of the following?
(a) Being taken by law.
(b) Being taken by others.
(c) Being taken.
(d) Being taken by force.

4. The author believes that every individual has the responsibility to die in defense of which of the following?
(a) The community.
(b) The state.
(c) The particular will.
(d) The general will.

5. Which of the following does the author consider to be the only thing that can direct a state toward decisions of the common good?
(a) General will of the community.
(b) Specific will of the community.
(c) Specific will of individuals.
(d) General will of the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?

2. How rare does the author think that individuals who possess the ideal traits of legislators are?

3. According to the author, politicians have separated the Sovereign Will into which of the following?

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

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

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