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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) Republic.
(b) Theocracy.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Democracy.

2. The author believes that ancient people did not distinguish the laws of government from the laws of which of the following?
(a) Nature.
(b) Gods.
(c) Science.
(d) Man.

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

4. In a monarchy, the individual in power represents which of the following?
(a) The private will.
(b) The general public.
(c) The ideal citizen.
(d) The collective being.

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

6. What does the author describe as having great power, not being able to do anything, but able to prevent everything?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Praetorship.
(c) Magistrate-ship.
(d) Tribune-ship.

7. The citizens of Rome were freed from their day-to-day chores by slaves which allowed them to do which of the following?
(a) Focus on lives of leisure.
(b) Focus on education.
(c) Focus on earning more money.
(d) Participate in the running of their state.

8. The author states that warm countries are more often the scene of revolution because it is easy for the people to do which of the following?
(a) Hide themselves.
(b) Arm themselves.
(c) Revolt.
(d) Communicate.

9. Which of the following does the author use when he seeks to show how the Sovereign Will can be transformed into a democracy?
(a) Italian House of Commons.
(b) British House of Commons.
(c) French House of Commons.
(d) German House of Commons.

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

11. How many votes does the author state need to be taken at each regular meeting of assemblies?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

12. 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) Duty.
(b) Responsibilities.
(c) Obligations.
(d) Inconveniency.

13. Which of the following offices does the author believe should be chosen by lot or chance, since those methods are closer to the laws of nature?
(a) The Legislator.
(b) The Magistrate.
(c) The Judge.
(d) The Prince.

14. Which of the following governments does the author cite as an example for assembling all citizens in the state?
(a) Ancient Germania.
(b) Ancient Russia.
(c) Ancient Rome.
(d) Ancient Greece.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms is used to describe belief in one god to the exclusion of all others?

2. According to the author, the result of Christian belief and perceptions of those beliefs in early times, resulted in which of the following?

3. The author believes that if the Sovereign Will enacted laws, right and which of the following would be confounded?

4. The law committing the state to the social contract requires what type of vote?

5. According to the author, by which of the following does the government tend to govern when it becomes large and bureaucratic?

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