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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, which of the following contributes toward obedience having less value?

3. Men can accomplish more if they band together and work toward which of the following?

4. The social contract equalizes all men in which of the following?

5. According to the author, who benefits in war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the need felt by the citizens use the Sovereign Will to connect to the governed?

2. How is the body politic destroyed?

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

4. What do the second and third types of laws presented in Book 2, Chapter 12, have in common?

5. Can the general will err?

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

7. Why must the legislator not have command or authority over any man?

8. Even though the government is an artificial creation, why does the author believe that it still has to maintain good relations?

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

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

Why is it necessary for the laws of the state to be adaptable to the changing needs of its citizens? Cite specific examples from the book, including historical ones, to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

According to the author, what is a government and what are the different aspects of a government?

Essay Topic 3

What points in the book support the author's theme that the moral authority of the group is stronger than that of an individual?

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