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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 law of government must develop, in tandem, with which of the following types of law?
(a) Natural law.
(b) Physical law.
(c) Scientific law.
(d) Legal law.

2. 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?
(a) Righteousness.
(b) Moral decency.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Liberty.

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

4. The Sovereign Will is subject to which of the following in a constant way?
(a) Pressures.
(b) Fluctuations.
(c) Battering.
(d) Debates.

5. Who does the author cite as an example of someone who attempted good reform, but did not know his people well enough to succeed?
(a) Nicholas the Great.
(b) Ivan the Great.
(c) Peter the Great.
(d) Catherine the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is destroyed if the government does not reflect the Sovereign Will?

2. When a state becomes too large, the government becomes which of the following to a high degree?

3. The author states that slavery is established and perpetuated by which of the following?

4. Which of the following does the author believes to be few in number in a well-ordered state?

5. On which of the following factors does the author believe that men have no effect?

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