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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A natural aristocracy is based on government by which of the following?
(a) Those who inherit it.
(b) Those who are elected.
(c) Those with age or experience.
(d) Those who seize power.

2. The general will is always which of the following?
(a) Charitable.
(b) Manipulated.
(c) Right.
(d) Angry.

3. When men work together in the way that the author suggests, it produces what type of authority?
(a) True moral and compact authority.
(b) True moral and majority authority.
(c) True moral and malignant authority.
(d) True moral and collective authority.

4. The author believes that Grotius formed his theories with the sole aim of flattering and ingratiating himself with whom of the following?
(a) The English king.
(b) The French king.
(c) The Spanish king.
(d) The German king.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a government becomes more focused on its own needs and desires than on the Sovereign Will, the citizens are not obliged to do which of the following?

2. If the natural circumstances are not taken into account by the legislator, what type of status will the state be in?

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

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

5. The Sovereign Will is the expression of desired action to meet which of the following?

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