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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that the strength of the individual is insufficient to overcome which of the following?
(a) Obstacles to survival.
(b) The will of a powerful ruler.
(c) Obstacles to property ownership.
(d) The will of the many.

2. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?
(a) Respect.
(b) Desire.
(c) Fear.
(d) External forces.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the author states that inspiration for lawmakers must come from God, whom of the following does he cite as examples?

3. Which of the following does the author suggest to be the best time for a state to be established?

4. Which of the following terms refers to a generalized rule, way of communicating, or way of conducting affairs?

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

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