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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. How many states does the author believe have been established within the guidelines that he gives in Book 2?
(a) A lot.
(b) None.
(c) A few.
(d) Ten.

2. The author believes that the more bureaucracy that there is, the more that the government will be dominated by which type of will?
(a) General will.
(b) Sovereign Will.
(c) Private will.
(d) Political will.

3. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?
(a) Decreased.
(b) Harmless.
(c) Increased.
(d) Safer.

4. The author believes that men are not naturally which of the following?
(a) Violent.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Social.

5. The author believes that a seaside state has almost unlimited means of which of the following?
(a) Supporting itself.
(b) Peace.
(c) Expansion.
(d) Providing income.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the three wills operating within the Magistrate, which one has to be strongest for good government to exist?

2. What type of community does the author envision in a seaside state?

3. According to the author, which of the following situation takes place within a state that is plagued by uncertainty?

4. According to the author, which of the following does man give up in the social contract?

5. Chapter 12 of Book 2 might best be described as which of the following types of chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens if a state becomes too large?

8. According to the author, how should laws between states differ?

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

10. What type of obedience has less value and is less enduring?

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