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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle believes that a society in which the members choose to obey laws will be what type of society?

2. Absolute monarchs are trusted completely by their subjects until what?

3. A Sicilian who had a monopoly was forced out of Syracuse by whom?

4. What word is defined by Aristotle as: people within society who participate in giving judgment and holding political office?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes a democracy corrupt for Aristotle?

2. What is the story of Thales of Miletus?

3. What is Aristotle's definition of a constitution?

4. For Aristotle, what are the virtues that a slave or skilled craftsman should develop?

5. What is the difference between a democracy and a polity?

6. What is one reason there are several introductions to this book?

7. What are the four types of constitutions?

8. What is one reason Aristotle advocates for permanent rulership?

9. Why does Aristotle define the economic practices of the non-Greeks as exchange?

10. Why does Aristotle believe that territory is one of the basics of what makes a state?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Aristotle, what is a philosopher and what is their role in a city-state?

Essay Topic 2

What is a regime according to Aristotle? How does a regime function? What are the specific characteristics of a democratic regime?

Essay Topic 3

What are Aristotle's 5 categories for the role of the state, and how does he justify the state being involved in each area? To what goal is the state involved? Cite Aristotle's work to support your answer.

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