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The “Spirit of Laws” was written by
A. Montesquieu
B. Rousseau
C. Jean Paul Marat
D. John Locke

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Hint:The book “Spirit of Law” is a masterpiece of Political Philosophy and widely used for taking much needed institutions and pondering on how much power separation was needed to prevail and era of equality and without slavery.

Complete answer:
Let’s find the domain of working of all the mentioned writers to bring forth the writer of the“ Spirit of Laws”.
Montesquieu:- He was a French Political Philosopher having strong institutions and wide political perseverance. He was devoted to the finesse of literature and thus presented his refined views on the political matter and wrote the “Spirits of Laws” and contributed the much needed assistance. Therefore this is the correct option.

Rousseau:- He was also a Political Philosopher but his domain of working and writing all revolved and evolved around shaping the modern political views. He majorly contributed to the enlightenment needed during the French Revolution. Therefore making it an incorrect option.

Jean Paul Marat:- He was a French Political Theorist making his working domain around journalism and also the publisher during the time of French Revolution, Therefore his domain was different then the required in question and hence this is an incorrect option.

John Locke:- He was an English Philosopher also known as the father of Liberalism making him out of the box option for the required domain we need , Therefore this isn't the right option.

The correct answer is option A.

Note:For getting the correct answer for these kinds of questions it is required to know the domain of the book or question asked to compare it with the options provided.