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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, by which of the following does the government tend to govern when it becomes large and bureaucratic?
(a) Representative will.
(b) Individual will.
(c) Sovereign Will.
(d) General will.

2. Which of the following does the author believes to be few in number in a well-ordered state?
(a) Laws.
(b) Problems.
(c) Trials.
(d) Criminals.

3. The author insists that the system of advisers to a Prince, in a monarchy, will be which of the following?
(a) Full of experts.
(b) Full of friends.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Helpful.

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

5. According to the author, the legislator must appeal to an authority who can bear men away without which of the following elements?
(a) Concern.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Violence.
(d) Harm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the Sovereign Will become when private interests dominate government?

2. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?

3. Which of the following lawgivers divided Rome into mathematically precise groups?

4. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?

5. The author believes that change is a fundamental aspect of which of the following, and cannot be stopped?

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