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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. Which of the following does the Sovereign Will become when private interests dominate government?
(a) A fake.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) An illusion.

2. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?
(a) Possession rights.
(b) Legal rights.
(c) Societal rights.
(d) Political rights.

3. A natural aristocracy is based on government by which of the following?
(a) Those who are elected.
(b) Those who inherit it.
(c) Those who seize power.
(d) Those with age or experience.

4. Which of the following governments does the author cite as an example for assembling all citizens in the state?
(a) Ancient Greece.
(b) Ancient Russia.
(c) Ancient Germania.
(d) Ancient Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author insists that the system of advisers to a Prince, in a monarchy, will be which of the following?

2. When a state becomes too large, the government becomes which of the following to a high degree?

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

4. When good sense, justice, and integrity are sufficient for a position, who should be in the lot to be chosen for those positions?

5. According to the author, the more Magistrates that there are, the closer that the government is to which of the following?

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