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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for a type of rule when the actual ruling is done by a small group of people?
(a) Despotism.
(b) Tyranny.
(c) Communism.
(d) Oligarchy.

2. Aristotle believes that in most societies, there is numerically more of what type of citizens than any other?
(a) Enslaved poor.
(b) Servant poor.
(c) Free poor.
(d) Adult poor.

3. Aristotle says there are two things a ruler must be concerned with: the population and what?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Territory.
(c) Resources.
(d) Warriors.

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

5. Aristotle says that slaves should only cultivate the virtue of what?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Acting for themselves.
(c) Free speech.
(d) Obedience.

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

7. The text of Aristotle's politics is divided into what?
(a) Divisions.
(b) Letters.
(c) Books.
(d) Parts.

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

9. Aristotle says that trying to accumulate more than what is needed is what?
(a) Unnatural.
(b) Against humanity.
(c) Discouraged.
(d) Irresponsible.

10. A correct constitution is conductive to the creation and implementation of what?
(a) Just states.
(b) Just citizens.
(c) Just laws.
(d) Just rulers.

11. What is the name for a type of system that has leaders who are out of established lines of leaders?
(a) Parliamentary.
(b) Republican.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Aristocracy.

12. According to Aristotle, the virtues needed in a ruler are ________ _________ those needed in the ruled.
(a) Greater than.
(b) Distinct from.
(c) Similar to.
(d) Akin with.

13. Legals structures, like constitutions, are starting points for what?
(a) Laws that govern a state.
(b) Definition of citizenship.
(c) Justice.
(d) Deciding who rules.

14. The second introduction tells the reader that some of Aristotle's opinions might be met with what?
(a) Hostility.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Agreement.
(d) Understanding.

15. A universal constitution means, according to Aristotle, that the constitution can do what?
(a) Function anywhere effectively.
(b) Include many different people in its laws.
(c) Not offend anyone.
(d) Provide for all different cultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Aristotle, is the top cause of crime?

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

3. According to Aristotle, the end in a democracy is the best interests of whom?

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

5. What is defined as the distribution and retail of merchandise?

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