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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The author states that no matter what his position, the Prince is still subject to which of the following?
(a) The law.
(b) The judicial system.
(c) The people.
(d) The Sovereign Will.

5. In order to promote efficiency in a democracy, in which of the following must there be utter equality in rank and fortune?
(a) The citizens.
(b) The legislators.
(c) The magistrates.
(d) The officeholders.

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

7. The author insists that the system of advisers to a Prince, in a monarchy, will be which of the following?
(a) Corrupt.
(b) Full of friends.
(c) Full of experts.
(d) Helpful.

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

9. 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 tyranny.
(d) To prevent over-service.

10. The author believes that if the Sovereign Will enacted laws, right and which of the following would be confounded?
(a) Truth.
(b) Objectivity.
(c) Opinion.
(d) Fact.

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

12. Banning public conversation and assembly for the sake of maintaining power is the act of which of the following?
(a) A tyrant.
(b) A desperado.
(c) A military leader.
(d) A king.

13. One of the votes that must be taken at a regular assembly is whether the Sovereign Will wishes to preserve which of the following?
(a) The present form of government.
(b) The current magistrates.
(c) The present laws.
(d) The current executives.

14. According to the author, what form of government is most prone to ongoing civil wars and socio-political agitation?
(a) Tyranny.
(b) Republic.
(c) Meritocracy.
(d) Democracy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author suggest that the government which is simplest is which of the following?

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

3. The author believes that sparsely populated areas are those that provide potential for which of the following?

4. What does the author describe as having great power, not being able to do anything, but able to prevent everything?

5. The views presented by the author on Christianity, would be considered which of the following by the Christian church?

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