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141.

Xenophon and Plato were direct disciples of:

A.	Socrates	B.	Phaedo
C.	Tyroqent	D.	Aristotle

142.

Which of the following practices does Rousseau favor?

A.	Hereditary succession of power	B.	The abolition of private property
C.	Capital punishment	D.	Public ballots

143.

Which of the following is not an example of a law?

A.	"All citizens must attend monthly assemblies"	B.	"Stockwell Day is the leader of the official opposition party in Canada"
C.	"The English head of state is a monarch determined by hereditary succession"	D.	"The punishment for treason is death"

144.

Which of the following is true of the lawgiver?

A.	He henerally establishes his authority by an appeal to divine providence	B.	He is a citizen of the state he makes laws for
C.	He is chosen in a general election	D.	He becomes the first head of state once he has set down the laws

145.

Which of the following is not listed as a trouble that might affect a state that is too large?

A.	Overly complex bureaucracy	B.	Invasion and annexation from powerful neighbors
C.	One law cannot apply equally to people living in different climates and regions	D.	The government will be less swift and precise in maintaining law and order

146.

If an individual was unwilling to adhere to particular precepts and standards of the state Rousseau envisaged, how would this be handled?

A.	Tolerance would be the guiding principal	B.	The individual would be ostracized but not otherwise hindered
C.	The individual would be enrolled in a voluntary educational program	D.	Punishment would be administered to force the individual to adhere

147.

Which of the following loes Hobbes believe approximates the living conditions of the state of nature?

A.	Native American societies	B.	The Spanish Armada
C.	Madhouses	D.	Prisons

148.

What is the "Fundamental Law of Nature"?

A.	Nature abhors a vacuum	B.	Human beings seek peace
C.	The war of all against all	D.	The Pythagorean Theorem

149.

In which of the following circumstances does democracy thrive?

A.	There is a small surplus	B.	A southern climate
C.	Not densely populated	D.	People don't eat much

150.

According to Kant, actions conform to duty when:

A.	They are undertaken for the sake of duty alone	B.	Others approve of them
C.	You have been beaten sufficiently	D.	When physical needs are satisfied