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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Justice and Morality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hart qualifies most statements made about law by great minds?
(a) Untrue.
(b) True and deeply puzzling.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Vague.

2. What will the use of rules in primitive society bar?
(a) Free use of violence.
(b) Unmoral bahavior.
(c) Behavior that could harm the person who does it.
(d) Behavior that could harm society.

3. How many categories do objections fall into?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What does communication involve?
(a) Maximal classes.
(b) Class term.
(c) Minimal classes.
(d) Communities.

5. What would we find if we were to examine many types of laws, according to Hart in chapter 3?
(a) No difference in the spirit of the law.
(b) Difference in the letter of the law.
(c) Different laws based on morale.
(d) Objections to Austin's basic definition of law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first step in figuring out what law is according to Hart?

2. What is a common myth about laws?

3. What do secondary rules apply to?

4. What are imperatives backed by?

5. Who does the populace trust to determine the specificity of the laws?

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