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

2. Which of the following does the author suggest to be the best time for a state to be established?
(a) In the middle of prosperity.
(b) At the time that violence comes to an end.
(c) During a time of relative peace.
(d) At the beginning of war.

3. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?
(a) The single ruler.
(b) The person in leadership of the group.
(c) The collective authority.
(d) The outward will of the group.

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

5. According to the author, politicians have separated the Sovereign Will into which of the following?
(a) Separate jurisdictions.
(b) Separate wills.
(c) Separate votes.
(d) Separate buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, violence is a poor means of maintaining which of the following?

2. The author believes that Grotius formed his theories with the sole aim of flattering and ingratiating himself with whom of the following?

3. The author believes that when citizens become enlightened they have to seize which of the following for themselves?

4. When an individual's will is in conflict with the will of the whole, what must the individual do?

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

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