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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 believes that there is too much reverence for which of the following in many states?
(a) Children.
(b) Old laws.
(c) Old rulers.
(d) Families.

2. What type of assembly deals with day-to-day matters?
(a) A superior assembly.
(b) An emergency assembly.
(c) A criminal assembly.
(d) A religious assembly.

3. According to the author, which of the following terms best describes individuals who are forced to focus on money?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Poor.

4. Which municipal government does the author use as an example of an effective balance between election by lot and election by vote?
(a) Venice.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Munich.

5. According to the author, the degeneration of which of the following governmental attributes is inevitable?
(a) Habits.
(b) Laws.
(c) Authority.
(d) Ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Those votes influenced by the will of a despot are not which of the following?

2. According to the author, which of the following is the sign of a good government?

3. The author believes that the religion of the state should be an enactment and/or embodiment of the faith in which of the following?

4. According to the author, the Princes who act as executives are fulfilling their duty as which of the following?

5. The author believes that in general, once that government is established, which of the following should not happen to it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would happen if the Sovereign Will enacted laws?

2. What does the author suggest is the relationship between the Christian faith and the sovereign?

3. What are the two parts of instituting government?

4. What is one of the three conditions that must be in place for a democracy not to be unwieldy and inefficient?

5. For what purpose does the author use the government in Venice as an example?

6. What type of government does the author think is best?

7. What are the two types of assemblies of citizens that the author describes?

8. What is the best way for the Sovereign Will to be understood?

9. In a monarchy, why does the power of the monarch have to be absolute?

10. What prevents abuses of power in government?

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