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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. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?
(a) Unlimited speech.
(b) Unlimited power.
(c) Unlimited freedom.
(d) Unlimited property.

2. According to the author, every human being lives in which of the following?
(a) Need.
(b) Houses.
(c) Chains.
(d) Skin.

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

4. When a state becomes too large, the government becomes which of the following to a high degree?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Petty.
(c) Complex.
(d) Individual.

5. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?
(a) Lawlessness.
(b) Self-destruction.
(c) Ordering of men by power.
(d) Lack of will.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?

2. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?

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

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

5. The author believes that change is a fundamental aspect of which of the following, and cannot be stopped?

(see the answer key)

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