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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that every individual has the responsibility to die in defense of which of the following?
(a) The general will.
(b) The community.
(c) The state.
(d) The particular will.

2. Which of the following refers to an imposition of an unnatural authority that is contrary to human nature?
(a) War.
(b) Revolt.
(c) Force.
(d) Revolution.

3. The author believes he is a citizen of which of the following?
(a) Tyrannical state.
(b) Monarchical state.
(c) Republican state.
(d) Free state.

4. If the natural circumstances are not taken into account by the legislator, what type of status will the state be in?
(a) Agitation.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) War-like.

5. The author believes that when citizens become enlightened they have to seize which of the following for themselves?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Power.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator, the laws will be which of the following?

2. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?

3. According to the author, which of the following does a legislator do?

4. The fourth type of law is the moral law of custom, also referred to as which of the following?

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?

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