The Politics of Aristotle | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Book 1, Politics, Chapter 1, Introductions

1. How long has Aristotle's "Politics" been around?

Over two millenia.

2. There is an unconfirmed story that, at the time of his death, Aristotle's "Politics" was what?

Unpublished.

3. The first known translation of "Politics" after Aristotle's death was into what language?

Arabic.

4. What is the name of the Catholic scholar who made Aristotle's work famous in the more modern world?

Thomas Aquinas.

5. The text of Aristotle's politics is divided into what?

Books.

6. Who is the translator in this edition of of Aristotle's "Politics?"

Sinclair.

7. The writer of the second introduction was a scholar from where?

Britain.

8. After "Politics" was translated by its first translators, what was one of the other two languages it was soon translated into?

Latin.

9. Today, Aristotle's work is mainly reviewed where?

Colleges.

10. The first introduction provides a look at...
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