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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that the people who deliberate and form the general will do not always do so from a place that houses which of the following?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Moral decency.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Righteousness.

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

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

4. The author believes that there must be a balance between the size of the state and the ability of which of the following?
(a) The land to support it.
(b) The government to administer it.
(c) The legislators to evaluate it.
(d) The people to know it.

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

6. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?
(a) Property.
(b) Other individuals.
(c) National defense.
(d) Ideas and technology.

7. According to the author, the more Magistrates that there are, the closer that the government is to which of the following?
(a) The will of the people.
(b) A true republic.
(c) The ability to act well.
(d) A good government.

8. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?
(a) Lawfulness.
(b) Possession.
(c) Handling.
(d) Ownership.

9. According to the author, every human being lives in which of the following?
(a) Need.
(b) Houses.
(c) Chains.
(d) Skin.

10. The author believes that the more bureaucracy that there is, the more that the government will be dominated by which type of will?
(a) General will.
(b) Political will.
(c) Private will.
(d) Sovereign Will.

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

12. According to the author, which of the following situation takes place within a state that is plagued by uncertainty?
(a) It falls apart.
(b) There is a revolution.
(c) It fixes itself.
(d) It is conquered.

13. Which of the following terms refers to a generalized rule, way of communicating, or way of conducting affairs?
(a) Contract.
(b) Constitution.
(c) Society.
(d) Convention.

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

15. When the author refers to "associations" formed in the community that must be kept equal, which of the following does he mean?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Religious groups.
(c) Sporting teams.
(d) Political parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. The private will is inclined to which of the following?

2. Which of the following does the author consider to be the only thing that can direct a state toward decisions of the common good?

3. Which of the following types of law is the third type of law that governs a specific type of relationship within a state?

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?

5. According to the author, which of the following does the state have a right to do to people who threaten the state?

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