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

2. The author believes that a human's most basic instinct is the will to do which of the following?
(a) Rule.
(b) Survive.
(c) Have power.
(d) Procreate.

3. The author compares authoritarian societies to which of the following social structures?
(a) Work.
(b) Military.
(c) Family.
(d) Friends.

4. The author believes he is a citizen of which of the following?
(a) Republican state.
(b) Free state.
(c) Tyrannical state.
(d) Monarchical state.

5. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?
(a) Decreased.
(b) Increased.
(c) Safer.
(d) Harmless.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author refers to "associations" formed in the community that must be kept equal, which of the following does he mean?

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

3. According to the author, every human being lives in which of the following?

4. The author believes that the people who deliberate and form the general will do not always do so from a place that houses which of the following?

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?

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