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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 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) Inconveniency.
(c) Responsibilities.
(d) Obligations.

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

3. The author believes that sparsely populated areas are those that provide potential for which of the following?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Tyrants.
(c) Educators.
(d) Legislators.

4. Instituting a government consists of establishing laws and which of the following?
(a) Instilling laws.
(b) Formalizing laws.
(c) Obeying laws.
(d) Executing laws.

5. How long did the "one citizen one vote" system last in Ancient Rome?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

6. The government should be abolished if it no longer does which of the following?
(a) Serves the commons.
(b) Serves the people.
(c) Serves the state.
(d) Serves the children.

7. According to the author, when is the only time that a dictatorship should only be established?
(a) In times of civil unrest.
(b) In wartime.
(c) In an emergency.
(d) In peacetime.

8. In order to keep all the cities equal within the state, what does the author suggest be moved from city to city?
(a) The capital.
(b) The residence of the Prince.
(c) The assemblies.
(d) The armies.

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

10. The author believes that a successful state has never been established without which of the following at its base?
(a) Religion.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Morality.

11. 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) Communicate.
(b) Hide themselves.
(c) Revolt.
(d) Arm themselves.

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

13. The author believes that the belief in one god caused the separation of which of the following?
(a) Church and law.
(b) Church and science.
(c) Church and man.
(d) Church and state.

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

15. 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) Theocracy.
(d) Aristocracy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many rules does the author have to govern the interpretation of votes?

3. In what ancient government was the need for representatives non-existent?

4. As long as people create and define their government according to the Sovereign Will, the nation will do which of the following?

5. The author believes that a good government must be which of the following?

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