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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, which of the following does a legislator do?
2. The author believes that men are not naturally which of the following?
3. According to the author, war originates from the relationship between which of the following?
4. When a state is too small, the people's spirit tends to become which of the following?
5. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe humanity's basic animalistic drive?
2. How is the body politic destroyed?
3. What does the author state will happen unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator?
4. What happens if a state becomes too large?
5. Even though the government is an artificial creation, why does the author believe that it still has to maintain good relations?
6. What happens to the individual's hold on his personal property when he is part of the state?
7. According to the author, how should laws between states differ?
8. What is one premise cited in the author's argument that imposition of an unnatural authority is contrary to human nature?
9. What is the most freeing way of life for an individual?
10. What are the three levels of will that a magistrate has operating within themselves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
According to the author, what are the causes and effects of violence? Cite three examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Using specific examples from the book. explain what the role of a judge is, and what the most important qualities for a judge to have are, and why.
Essay Topic 3
According to the author, what is a government and what are the different aspects of a government?
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