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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 discussion that the author has about population would be described today using which of the following terms?
(a) Population growth.
(b) Population density.
(c) Population maximization.
(d) Population change.

2. Of the three wills operating within the Magistrate, which one has to be strongest for good government to exist?
(a) Sovereign Will.
(b) General will.
(c) Will of the people.
(d) Particular will.

3. When a state is too small, the people's spirit tends to become which of the following?
(a) Stagnant.
(b) Boosted.
(c) Elevated.
(d) Dull.

4. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?
(a) Unlimited power.
(b) Unlimited property.
(c) Unlimited speech.
(d) Unlimited freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that there will be three wills operating within the Magistrate. Which of the following does the author think will naturally be the strongest?

2. If the natural circumstances are not taken into account by the legislator, what type of status will the state be in?

3. The author believes that change is a fundamental aspect of which of the following, and cannot be stopped?

4. According to the author, no man has any natural authority over which of the following?

5. The author suggests that which of the following types of law is the foundation for all other laws?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most freeing way of life for an individual?

2. According to the author, what is the only element that can direct the state?

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

4. According to the author, what type of geography makes a state unstable?

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

6. What does the author believe to be the foundation of all types of laws?

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. Why are legislators with the correct qualities important?

10. What is the trade being made between freedom and government when there is only one magistrate?

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