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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Sovereign Will is the expression of desired action to meet which of the following?
(a) The needs of the state.
(b) The needs of the citizens.
(c) The needs of the community.
(d) The needs of the government.

2. The fourth type of law is the moral law of custom, also referred to as which of the following?
(a) Religion.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Speech.
(d) Thinking.

3. According to the author, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?
(a) Delicate.
(b) Creative.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Compassionate.

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

5. How many states does the author believe have been established within the guidelines that he gives in Book 2?
(a) Ten.
(b) None.
(c) A few.
(d) A lot.

6. Men can accomplish more if they band together and work toward which of the following?
(a) The desire of the majority.
(b) The common good.
(c) The good of the poorest.
(d) The desire of the powerful.

7. The author believes he is a citizen of which of the following?
(a) Monarchical state.
(b) Free state.
(c) Tyrannical state.
(d) Republican state.

8. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?
(a) Unlimited power.
(b) Unlimited speech.
(c) Unlimited property.
(d) Unlimited freedom.

9. The author states that a social contract in a bad government does which of the following?
(a) Keeps those in power miserable.
(b) Keeps everyone miserable.
(c) Keeps the poor miserable.
(d) Keeps the middle-class miserable.

10. If the natural circumstances are not taken into account by the legislator, what type of status will the state be in?
(a) War-like.
(b) Agitation.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Anarchy.

11. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?
(a) The law.
(b) The general will.
(c) Nature.
(d) God.

12. The state is supposed to enact laws that protect personal property from which of the following?
(a) Being taken by others.
(b) Being taken by force.
(c) Being taken.
(d) Being taken by law.

13. 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) Political.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Social.

14. According to the author, unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator, the laws will be which of the following?
(a) Weak.
(b) Broken.
(c) Useless.
(d) Hard to follow.

15. Which of the following is another phrase that the author uses for "empowering of the Sovereign Will"?
(a) The business of magistrates.
(b) The business of government.
(c) The business of legislators.
(d) The business of citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name that the author gives to a state that is governed by enlightened laws solely for the public interest?

2. In Chapter 12, the author summarizes his theme that which of the following is necessary for law and government?

3. On which of the following factors does the author believe that men have no effect?

4. When men work together in the way that the author suggests, it produces what type of authority?

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

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