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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 believes that the rational is not anti what?
(a) Anti-emotional.
(b) Anti-logical.
(c) Anti-passions.
(d) Anti-governmental.

2. Aristotle compares a constitution to what?
(a) The capstone in an arch.
(b) The gears in a mill.
(c) The supporting column of a building.
(d) The hub of a spoked wheel.

3. When Aristotle explains the family, he does it with relation to what?
(a) The state.
(b) The household.
(c) The work done.
(d) The village.

4. The issues most closely connected with occurrences of civil strife are education, preparation for adulthood, and the distribution of property, and what?
(a) Honors.
(b) Government money.
(c) Political authority.
(d) Resources.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle thinks that the craftsman who tries to make laws will do what?

2. Aristotle says there are two things a ruler must be concerned with: the population and what?

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

4. At the time of Aristotle's writing, Macedon was what type of government?

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

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