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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. According to the author, who benefits in war?
(a) The rich individuals.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) No one.
(d) The rulers.

2. According to the author, which of the following does the state have a right to do to people who threaten the state?
(a) Execute.
(b) Isolate.
(c) Punish.
(d) Seize.

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

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

5. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?
(a) Societal rights.
(b) Legal rights.
(c) Political rights.
(d) Possession rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, people who live under a tyrant or despot, yet find their lives peaceful, are experiencing which of the following types of slavery?

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

3. The author believes that the government does not have the right to lay greater responsibility on one person than another because the government then becomes which of the following?

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

5. The second type of law governs the relationship between which of the following within the state?

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