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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, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Creative.
(d) Delicate.

2. 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) Specific will of individuals.
(b) General will of the community.
(c) General will of the government.
(d) Specific will of the community.

3. Who is Grotius?
(a) A father.
(b) A revolutionary.
(c) A king.
(d) A philosopher.

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

5. 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) Totality.
(b) Veiled proceedings.
(c) Proper ordering.
(d) Convention.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The author believes that men are not naturally which of the following?

4. According to the author, no man has any natural authority over which of the following?

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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