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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that the Magistrate receives power to lead the government from which of the following?
(a) The people.
(b) God.
(c) Natural law.
(d) The constitution.

2. When a state becomes too large, the government becomes which of the following to a high degree?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Complex.
(c) Petty.
(d) Individual.

3. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?
(a) Possession.
(b) Ownership.
(c) Lawfulness.
(d) Handling.

4. The author states that every free act must have two causes; moral and which of the following?
(a) Physical.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Legal.
(d) Psychological.

5. What type of community does the author envision in a seaside state?
(a) Industrial community.
(b) Shipping community.
(c) Agricultural community.
(d) Populous community.

Short Answer Questions

1. The private will is inclined to which of the following?

2. According to the author, which of the following does man gain in the social contract?

3. The author states that the second aspect of government is that it exists for the good of which of the following?

4. The author states that moral equality must be substituted for which of the following in a social contract?

5. The fourth type of law is the moral law of custom, also referred to as which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though the government is an artificial creation, why does the author believe that it still has to maintain good relations?

2. Can the general will err?

3. What does the author state will happen unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator?

4. What characteristics does the author give humans?

5. How does the author suggest that power for deciding who has authority must be established?

6. When do individuals have to surrender their individual will?

7. What does man lose and gain by the social contract?

8. What are the three levels of will that a magistrate has operating within themselves?

9. What does the author cite as being an essential foundation for living and governing the right way?

10. Why must the legislator not have command or authority over any man?

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