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

2. 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 laws.
(b) The current magistrates.
(c) The present form of government.
(d) The current executives.

3. When a government deteriorates, it results in the death of which of the following?
(a) The morality of the people.
(b) The way of life.
(c) The state.
(d) The body politic.

4. The author believes that sparsely populated areas are those that provide potential for which of the following?
(a) Tyrants.
(b) Educators.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Legislators.

5. The author begins Book 4, Chapter 8, with a history of which of the following?
(a) Religion.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Violence.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms is used to describe belief in one god to the exclusion of all others?

2. A natural aristocracy is based on government by which of the following?

3. The author advocates a government that is which of the following in relation to the government in Ancient Rome?

4. As long as people create and define their government according to the Sovereign Will, the nation will do which of the following?

5. The author believes that there is too much reverence for which of the following in many states?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author, what is the sign of a good government?

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

3. What type of situation calls for a dictator?

4. According to the author, what happens to make the Sovereign Will an illusion?

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

6. What does the author state the government in Ancient Rome to be based on its high degree of closeness to natural order?

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

8. What are the three forms of aristocracy?

9. What prevents abuses of power in government?

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

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