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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. In Sparta, the military could not station men on what kind of land?
(a) Dowry land.
(b) Animal grazing land.
(c) Farm land.
(d) Government land.

2. Aristotle says that the Lacedaemonians have a form of communal care for the young, which is called what?
(a) Child care.
(b) Public raising.
(c) Child rearing.
(d) Public education.

3. Absolute monarchs are people whose rule is very much like what?
(a) A professor.
(b) A parent.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A soldier.

4. Phaleas of Chalcedon proposed that property should be divided how?
(a) According to familial needs.
(b) According to status in society.
(c) Rather evenly.
(d) Unevenly.

5. How many of the highest ranking officials do Plato and Aristotle thinks should be above the law?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Aristotle, what is the form of government found in families?

4. What is the basic unit of society for Aristotle?

5. What is the greatest number of people Aristotle uses in the exercises in his book?

(see the answer key)

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