Quiz for Viewpoints 3.2: On Enemies, from the Code of Manu and the Arthashastra

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Correct: The answer is c. According to the Code of Manu, it was prudent to assume that one’s neighbor was an enemy. Likewise, the enemy’s immediate neighbor should be thought of as a potential ally.
Incorrect: The answer is c. According to the Code of Manu, it was prudent to assume that one’s neighbor was an enemy. Likewise, the enemy’s immediate neighbor should be thought of as a potential ally.
1. According to the Code of Manu, which of these should the king assume to be an enemy?

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Correct: The answer is a. According to the Code of Manu, war should be waged only when the risk of domestic unrest is small and the king holds a decisive military advantage.
Incorrect: The answer is a. According to the Code of Manu, war should be waged only when the risk of domestic unrest is small and the king holds a decisive military advantage.
2. According to the Code of Manu, when should the king consider waging war?

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Correct: The answer is c. Neither book focuses on kingly ethics. Instead, they focus on the best means of achieving the ruler’s desired objectives.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Neither book focuses on kingly ethics. Instead, they focus on the best means of achieving the ruler’s desired objectives.
3. Which of these is suggested by both the Code of Manu and the Arthashastra?

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Correct: The answer is c. The book offers detailed advice on turning temples into traps and how to poison pilgrimage sites.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The book offers detailed advice on turning temples into traps and how to poison pilgrimage sites.
4. The Arthashastra provides advice on which of the following subjects?