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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. The author believes that regular assemblies will prevent the rise of which of the following?
(a) A revolutionary class.
(b) A tyrant.
(c) Social tension.
(d) Poverty.

2. According to the author, what happens to the power of the Prince, magistrate, and legislator when assemblies form?
(a) It is given to them.
(b) It ceases.
(c) It is reaffirmed.
(d) It increases.

3. Which of the following does the author use when he seeks to show how the Sovereign Will can be transformed into a democracy?
(a) German House of Commons.
(b) Italian House of Commons.
(c) French House of Commons.
(d) British House of Commons.

4. When a state is too small, the people's spirit tends to become which of the following?
(a) Elevated.
(b) Boosted.
(c) Dull.
(d) Stagnant.

5. The author states that no matter what his position, the Prince is still subject to which of the following?
(a) The people.
(b) The law.
(c) The judicial system.
(d) The Sovereign Will.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?

2. The author believes that if there were a state populated by which of the following, a democracy might be able to govern.

3. The term, patriarchal refers to which of the following being dominant?

4. A natural aristocracy is based on government by which of the following?

5. The author believes that there is too much reverence for which of the following in many states?

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