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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author believes that the strength of the individual is insufficient to overcome which of the following?
2. If the natural circumstances are not taken into account by the legislator, what type of status will the state be in?
3. According to the author, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?
4. When the author refers to "associations" formed in the community that must be kept equal, which of the following does he mean?
5. Which of the following does the author suggest to be the best time for a state to be established?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the body politic destroyed?
2. What type of obedience has less value and is less enduring?
3. What is one premise cited in the author's argument that imposition of an unnatural authority is contrary to human nature?
4. When do individuals have to surrender their individual will?
5. What do the second and third types of laws presented in Book 2, Chapter 12, have in common?
6. What does the author cite as being an essential foundation for living and governing the right way?
7. How does the need felt by the citizens use the Sovereign Will to connect to the governed?
8. What characteristics does the author give humans?
9. What reason does the author cite as the necessary one for the social contract to be established?
10. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Referencing the four types of laws that are given at the end of Book 2, use examples from the book to explain what the four types of laws are, and how they define governments.
Essay Topic 2
What is a Legislator? Why is a Legislator important to the author's theory? Cite examples and specifics from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What does the author think of individuals? What characteristics does the author believe individuals have? Why is that important to the author's theory? Use at least three examples from the book to support your answer.
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