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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) Selfish.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Poor.
(d) Farmers.

2. Which of the following terms is used to describe belief in one god to the exclusion of all others?
(a) Monotheism.
(b) Modernism.
(c) Polytheism.
(d) Dualism.

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

4. The author's entire book is based on which of the following?
(a) History.
(b) Theory.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Fact.

5. Why does the author suggest that, every few years, the tribunes be removed from the system of government?
(a) To prevent unrest.
(b) To prevent over-service.
(c) To prevent laziness.
(d) To prevent tyranny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the author use when he seeks to show how the Sovereign Will can be transformed into a democracy?

2. The author believes that if the Sovereign Will enacted laws, right and which of the following would be confounded?

3. According to the author, by which of the following does the government tend to govern when it becomes large and bureaucratic?

4. Which of the following governments does the author cite as an example for assembling all citizens in the state?

5. According to the author, any expression of dissent must be which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose power is null and void when assemblies are called?

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

3. What does a censor do?

4. What type of situation calls for a dictator?

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

6. According to the author, when is it ideal that certain positions be decided by vote?

7. According to the author, focus upon which aspect of their life by individuals results in their loss of freedom?

8. How did the ancient people think of nature?

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

10. What does monotheism mean?

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