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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Those votes influenced by the will of a despot are not which of the following?
(a) Honorable votes.
(b) Intelligent votes.
(c) True votes.
(d) Free votes.

2. Which of the following is destroyed if the government does not reflect the Sovereign Will?
(a) Government.
(b) Body Politic.
(c) Community.
(d) Political Knowledge.

3. The author states that slavery is established and perpetuated by which of the following?
(a) Taxes.
(b) A majority.
(c) War.
(d) Force.

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

5. The law committing the state to the social contract requires what type of vote?
(a) Majority vote.
(b) Super-majority vote.
(c) Two-thirds vote.
(d) Unanimous vote.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that sparsely populated areas are those that provide potential for which of the following?

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

3. How many votes does the author state need to be taken at each regular meeting of assemblies?

4. What form of government does the author think is the worst type?

5. The private will is inclined to which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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