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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Sicilian who had a monopoly was forced out of Syracuse by whom?
(a) The courts.
(b) The other merchants.
(c) Its ruler.
(d) The other producers.

2. There is an unconfirmed story that, at the time of his death, Aristotle's "Politics" was what?
(a) Sent to Alexandria.
(b) Buried with him.
(c) Unpublished.
(d) Burned.

3. When Aristotle describes a "pair" in society, what is he describing?
(a) Any pair of citizens who contract together.
(b) Any two consenting adults.
(c) An adult man and woman.
(d) Any pair of people that work together.

4. The first of Aristotle's two arguments about force and governance says that "might is ______."
(a) Right.
(b) Against the weak.
(c) For the powerful.
(d) Not right.

5. Aristotle says that holding property in common, in communal status, leads to what?
(a) Cheating.
(b) Dishonor.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Neglect.

6. 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?
(a) Saxson Empire.
(b) Celtic Empire.
(c) Roman Empire.
(d) Persian Empire.

7. Aristotle says that regulation of property by the state requires regulation of what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Jobs and occupations.
(c) Resources.
(d) Population.

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

9. Aristotle believes that it is possible for a good state to be governed by a monarch that is what?
(a) Well-liked.
(b) Just.
(c) Confident.
(d) Educated.

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

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

12. Aristotle says that a king should be highly what, towards his subjects?
(a) Harsh and available.
(b) Affectionate and dominant.
(c) Demanding and demeaning.
(d) Caring and concerned.

13. Aristotle believes that anyone who is found with exceptionally high virtue will be encouraged to be what?
(a) The ultimate judge.
(b) The tyrant.
(c) The general.
(d) The kind.

14. Aristotle says that those who write constitutions are statesmen, philosophers and what?
(a) Laymen.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Elders.
(d) Professionals.

15. Aristotle says that the non-Greeks exchange how many barrels of wine when the chicken is going to be killed?
(a) Two barrels.
(b) One barrel.
(c) Half a barrel.
(d) One and a half barrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the method of acquisition involved in the accumulation of livestock animals?

2. Aristotle gives what name to the people who own crops and livestock?

3. This is the type of constitution that is the very best possible constitution that can be applied within a real, live city-state or other state.

4. Aristotle says that if an individual can get a monopoly, they can do what?

5. Aristotle says that the best form of constitution is one that contains elements of all the different types of government, and creates an analogy between the best constitution and what?

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