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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Book 4: Chapter 2, Oligarchy, Tyranny & Deceit in Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle says that kings and tyrants are what?
(a) Despots.
(b) Insane.
(c) Rulers.
(d) Monarchs.

2. What is the greatest number of people Aristotle uses in the exercises in his book?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

3. Who was Aristotle's teacher?
(a) Giddeon.
(b) Plato.
(c) Homer.
(d) Socrates.

4. Aristotle says that popular kings are protect by what?
(a) Their own subjects.
(b) The rule of law.
(c) The military.
(d) Justice.

5. Aristotle says the Lacedaemonians have a Council of Elders and another council with this name.
(a) Ephorate.
(b) Electorate.
(c) Esherate.
(d) Emortarate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle proposed that no family should have more than how many times what the lowest family has?

2. Some of the difficulties that Aristotle doesn't address that have to do with larger groups of people might have been solved by what Empire?

3. Aristotle thinks the best kind of rulership is what?

4. The first of Aristotle's two arguments about force and governance says that "might is ______."

5. Aristotle says that tyrants require what for protection?

(see the answer key)

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