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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to make a democracy efficient, there must be a set of rules governing which of the following?
(a) Education.
(b) Public debate.
(c) Benefits.
(d) Distribution of resources.

2. The author's entire book is based on which of the following?
(a) History.
(b) Fact.
(c) Theory.
(d) Fiction.

3. The author advocates a government that is which of the following in relation to the government in Ancient Rome?
(a) Similar to.
(b) More complicated than.
(c) Different from.
(d) Simpler than.

4. When good sense, justice, and integrity are sufficient for a position, who should be in the lot to be chosen for those positions?
(a) Previous leaders.
(b) Citizens.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) Everyone.

5. As long as people create and define their government according to the Sovereign Will, the nation will do which of the following?
(a) Run peacefully.
(b) Abolish poverty.
(c) Involve everyone.
(d) Be rich.

6. Which of the following does the author think should be established to prevent the abuse of power?
(a) Intermediate Magistrates.
(b) A dictator.
(c) A body of citizen advisors.
(d) A body of Legislators.

7. The author suggest that the government which is simplest is which of the following?
(a) Best for all.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Worst.
(d) Best.

8. Which of the following is the term for the system government type in which power is confined to a small number of people?
(a) Republic.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Theocracy.

9. The author begins Book 4, Chapter 8, with a history of which of the following?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Violence.

10. The author believes that representatives are an unnecessary level of mediation between the Sovereign Will and which of the following?
(a) The government.
(b) The people.
(c) The Legislator.
(d) The Prince.

11. Which ancient civilization's voting practices does the author examine in Chapter 3, Book 4?
(a) Greek.
(b) Mayan.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Roman.

12. What form of government does the author think is the worst type?
(a) Hereditary theocracy.
(b) Hereditary republic.
(c) Hereditary aristocracy.
(d) Hereditary monarchy.

13. The author believes that the religion of the state should be an enactment and/or embodiment of the faith in which of the following?
(a) Celestial law.
(b) Natural order.
(c) Celestial order.
(d) Natural law.

14. In what ancient government was the need for representatives non-existent?
(a) Viking.
(b) Rome.
(c) Greece.
(d) Egypt.

15. According to the author, the Princes who act as executives are fulfilling their duty as which of the following?
(a) Individuals.
(b) Citizens.
(c) Leaders.
(d) Legislators.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author thinks that, as an expression of the Sovereign Will, the purer the expression means the greater of which of the following?

2. In order to promote efficiency in a democracy, in which of the following must there be utter equality in rank and fortune?

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

4. The author believes that a successful state has never been established without which of the following at its base?

5. The author believes that there is too much reverence for which of the following in many states?

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