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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. According to the author, people who live under a tyrant or despot, yet find their lives peaceful, are experiencing which of the following types of slavery?
2. According to the author, the larger that a state is, the less influence which of the following will have?
3. The Sovereign Will is the expression of desired action to meet which of the following?
4. The author believes that all power comes from which of the following?
5. The author believes that Grotius formed his theories with the sole aim of flattering and ingratiating himself with whom of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why must the legislator not have command or authority over any man?
2. According to the author, why did Peter the Great's reforms fail?
3. What happens if a state becomes too large?
4. What does the author state will happen unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator?
5. Even though the government is an artificial creation, why does the author believe that it still has to maintain good relations?
6. How is the body politic destroyed?
7. What does the author suggest that the social contract gives?
8. Why are legislators with the correct qualities important?
9. What happens to the individual's hold on his personal property when he is part of the state?
10. What is the trade being made between freedom and government when there is only one magistrate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the book to find examples to support your answer, explain whether the author thinks that it is the right of the strong to rule.
Essay Topic 2
What makes democracy unwieldy? How can democracy be made more efficient? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
According to the author, what are the causes and effects of violence? Cite three examples from the book to support your answer.
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