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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following forms of government is most suitable to small states?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Libertarianism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Fascism.

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

4. According to the author, the degeneration of which of the following governmental attributes is inevitable?
(a) Habits.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Authority.
(d) Laws.

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

6. Why does the author suggest that, every few years, the tribunes be removed from the system of government?
(a) To prevent laziness.
(b) To prevent unrest.
(c) To prevent over-service.
(d) To prevent tyranny.

7. According to the author, what happens to the power of the Prince, magistrate, and legislator when assemblies form?
(a) It is given to them.
(b) It increases.
(c) It ceases.
(d) It is reaffirmed.

8. The law committing the state to the social contract requires what type of vote?
(a) Two-thirds vote.
(b) Majority vote.
(c) Unanimous vote.
(d) Super-majority vote.

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

10. According to the author, any expression of dissent must be which of the following?
(a) Supported.
(b) Idealized.
(c) Suppressed.
(d) Considered.

11. Which of the following terms is used to refer to anything that takes the citizen away from that which he perceives as his life of relative ease?
(a) Inconveniency.
(b) Obligations.
(c) Duty.
(d) Responsibilities.

12. When the assemblies meet, which of the following should they break into in order to consider specific ideas?
(a) Sub-assemblies.
(b) Committees.
(c) Expert areas.
(d) Parties.

13. According to the author, which of the following is the sign of a good government?
(a) Different for different countries.
(b) Hidden.
(c) Never present.
(d) Absolute.

14. The author maintains that any manifestation of the will of a minority is which of the following?
(a) Tolerated.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Exemplified.
(d) Subversive.

15. 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) Natural order.
(b) Celestial law.
(c) Celestial order.
(d) Natural law.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following terms best describes individuals who are forced to focus on money?

2. Which of the following governments does the author cite as an example for assembling all citizens in the state?

3. The author believes that ancient people did not distinguish the laws of government from the laws of which of the following?

4. The author believes that regular assemblies will prevent the rise of which of the following?

5. Which of the following does the author use when he seeks to show how the Sovereign Will can be transformed into a democracy?

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