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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, which of the following terms best describes individuals who are forced to focus on money?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Poor.
(d) Selfish.

2. The author believes that warm countries need which of the following in fewer numbers?
(a) Rules.
(b) Fields.
(c) People.
(d) Laws.

3. In Chapter 12, the author summarizes his theme that which of the following is necessary for law and government?
(a) Adaptability.
(b) Consistency.
(c) Morality.
(d) Legality.

4. According to the author, people who live under a tyrant or despot, yet find their lives peaceful, are experiencing which of the following types of slavery?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Thoughtful.
(c) Political.
(d) Social.

5. The views presented by the author on Christianity, would be considered which of the following by the Christian church?
(a) Honest.
(b) True.
(c) Heresy.
(d) Sympathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fourth type of law is the moral law of custom, also referred to as which of the following?

2. When a state is too small, the people's spirit tends to become which of the following?

3. According to the author, what happens to the power of the Prince, magistrate, and legislator when assemblies form?

4. Chapter 12 of Book 2 might best be described as which of the following types of chapter?

5. Which municipal government does the author use as an example of an effective balance between election by lot and election by vote?

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