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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 there must be a balance between the size of the state and the ability of which of the following?
(a) The people to know it.
(b) The legislators to evaluate it.
(c) The land to support it.
(d) The government to administer it.

2. The author believes that a legislator must not have which of the following over other men?
(a) Luxury.
(b) Morality.
(c) Authority.
(d) Riches.

3. According to the author, the legislator must appeal to an authority who can bear men away without which of the following elements?
(a) Violence.
(b) Concern.
(c) Harm.
(d) Selfishness.

4. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?
(a) Property.
(b) National defense.
(c) Other individuals.
(d) Ideas and technology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?

2. According to the author, which of the following does the state have a right to do to people who threaten the state?

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

4. Which of the following terms refers to a generalized rule, way of communicating, or way of conducting affairs?

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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