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

2. When an individual's will is in conflict with the will of the whole, what must the individual do?
(a) Revolt.
(b) Surrender his will.
(c) Advocate for his position.
(d) Draw people to his side.

3. In order to keep all the cities equal within the state, what does the author suggest be moved from city to city?
(a) The capital.
(b) The assemblies.
(c) The residence of the Prince.
(d) The armies.

4. According to the author, the larger that a state is, the less influence which of the following will have?
(a) The Legislator.
(b) The army.
(c) The individual.
(d) The Magistrate.

5. The author states that there will be three wills operating within the Magistrate. Which of the following does the author think will naturally be the strongest?
(a) Community will.
(b) Sovereign Will.
(c) Will of the people.
(d) Individual will.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the author believes to be few in number in a well-ordered state?

3. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?

4. The author believes that men are not naturally which of the following?

5. The author thinks that his ideas should be applied not just to the state but to which of the following?

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