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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. The author believes that the people who deliberate and form the general will do not always do so from a place that houses which of the following?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Righteousness.
(d) Moral decency.

2. The term, patriarchal refers to which of the following being dominant?
(a) Women.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Men.
(d) Fathers.

3. The citizens of Rome were freed from their day-to-day chores by slaves which allowed them to do which of the following?
(a) Focus on earning more money.
(b) Participate in the running of their state.
(c) Focus on education.
(d) Focus on lives of leisure.

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

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?
(a) Ivan the Great.
(b) Peter the Great.
(c) Nicholas the Great.
(d) Catherine the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author compares authoritarian societies to which of the following social structures?

2. Which of the following best describes Grotius?

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

4. According to the author, which of the following situation takes place within a state that is plagued by uncertainty?

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

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