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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. Which of the following is the name that the author gives to a state that is governed by enlightened laws solely for the public interest?

2. According to the author, the ideal legislator is objective, intelligent, and which of the following?

3. According to the author, which of the following situation takes place within a state that is plagued by uncertainty?

4. According to the author, the state does not have a right to take the life of an individual who threatens which of the following?

5. The author believes that cultural reform must happen when the culture is in which of the following states?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's definition of law?

2. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?

3. What does the author believe to be the foundation of all types of laws?

4. According to the author, why did Peter the Great's reforms fail?

5. What is the trade being made between freedom and government when there is only one magistrate?

6. When do individuals have to surrender their individual will?

7. What type of obedience has less value and is less enduring?

8. According to the author, what is the only element that can direct the state?

9. Why are legislators with the correct qualities important?

10. According to the author, what type of geography makes a state unstable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the author, what are the three different types of will operating within the magistrate? Which is strongest? Which should be the strongest, and why? What impact does that have on a government?

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

How does the author define a citizen? What are a citizen's roles and responsibilities? Use at least three examples from the book to support your answer.

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