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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 belief in one god caused the separation of which of the following?

2. Which of the following offices does the author believe should be chosen by lot or chance, since those methods are closer to the laws of nature?

3. The author believes that in general, once that government is established, which of the following should not happen to it?

4. According to the author, when is the only time that a dictatorship should only be established?

5. According to the author, the Princes who act as executives are fulfilling their duty as which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only law that the author believes requires unanimous consent?

2. What are the two parts of instituting government?

3. What does a censor do?

4. What does the author acknowledge as a generality about the behavior of warm countries?

5. What type of situation calls for a dictator?

6. According to the author, what is the sign of a good government?

7. How did the ancient people think of nature?

8. Pursuant to the author's rule, what is the exception to the government never being altered?

9. What is the purpose of the tribunes?

10. What would happen if the Sovereign Will enacted laws?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does power shift back and forth between the three types of government? Use specific examples from the book, including historical ones, to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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