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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book2, Book 2 : Chapter 2, Constitutions and Leaders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle says that the second greatest cause of crime are desires that reach beyond what?
(a) Needs.
(b) Means.
(c) Others.
(d) Wants.

2. In relationship to food, Aristotle says that is better to be what, than cash rich?
(a) Have plenty of food and cash poor.
(b) Have plenty of food and give to the poor.
(c) Have plenty of food and be generous.
(d) Have plenty of food and cash neutral.

3. Aristotle says that when people of wealth are cast into poverty, it is a breeding ground for what?
(a) Revolutionaries.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Discontents.

4. What is the name of the Catholic scholar who made Aristotle's work famous in the more modern world?
(a) Thomas Aquinas.
(b) Thaddeus Aquinas.
(c) Tally Aquinas.
(d) Timothy Aquinas.

5. The second introduction helps readers to what?
(a) Know how to interpret the book.
(b) Know the history of Ancient Greece.
(c) Get ready to read Aristotle.
(d) Understand Aristotle's life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Aristotle believes that a social safety net is necessary to provide relief but is not meant as a substitute for what?

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

4. Aristotle divides the process of acquisition of goods into what number of means?

5. What name does Aristotle give the class that are fighters and legislators?

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