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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 will of all is a conglomeration of which of the following?
(a) Private interests.
(b) Private companies.
(c) Private charities.
(d) Private needs.

2. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?
(a) Self-destruction.
(b) Lawlessness.
(c) Lack of will.
(d) Ordering of men by power.

3. By being part of the social contract, man does which of the following?
(a) Becomes master of himself.
(b) Gains friendships.
(c) Gains property rights.
(d) Becomes a slave to others.

4. Of the three wills operating within the Magistrate, which one has to be strongest for good government to exist?
(a) Particular will.
(b) Sovereign Will.
(c) General will.
(d) Will of the people.

5. According to the author, which of the following situation takes place within a state that is plagued by uncertainty?
(a) It fixes itself.
(b) There is a revolution.
(c) It falls apart.
(d) It is conquered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Grotius?

2. What type of community does the author envision in a seaside state?

3. In order to promote efficiency in a democracy, in which of the following must there be utter equality in rank and fortune?

4. According to the author, by which of the following does the government tend to govern when it becomes large and bureaucratic?

5. The first type of laws govern the interaction between the state and which of the following?

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