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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle says that the most important factor is that the _______ supports the style of government.
(a) Citizens.
(b) People.
(c) Resources.
(d) Culture.

2. Dionysus of Syracuse ruled on what island?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) Agammemnon.
(c) Crete.
(d) Sicily.

3. Education should be organized on a great scale so that the children can be prepared for life in ways that what?
(a) Their parents might not have seen.
(b) They might never have thought of.
(c) Their parents might not want them to be.
(d) They might never have cared about.

4. Aristotle says that a ______ state will have everyone recognizing that it is in his best interests to work with the state.
(a) Healthy.
(b) Unified.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Polity.

5. According to Aristotle, what kinds of attitudes lead to factions?
(a) Angry.
(b) Contemptuous.
(c) Militant.
(d) Arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle says that in tyranny, personal power, and which of the following, hold sway irrespective of the law.

2. Aristotle says that changing the economics of a state means that what has to change?

3. Aristotle believes that what resources is important to the location, protection, and defense of the city?

4. Aristotle says that when the people are close to equal, the education system needs to be designed so that the ruled can do what?

5. When people are younger they should learn to play instruments. When they are older they should do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aristotle argue for the development of a spiritual character for each person?

2. What questions does Aristotle want answered about the courts in each state?

3. What kind of law does a good monarch adhere to?

4. What is one way that Aristotle describes of how strife between economic classes can lead to a change in government?

5. According to Aristotle, how should the curriculum for education of young children be chosen?

6. What does Aristotle believe the relationship between virtue and prosperity is?

7. What is the difference between play and leisure?

8. What is a primary aspect of a tyrant's rule and how do they work to preserve their rule?

9. Why does Aristotle think that political factions emerge?

10. Why does Aristotle think that musical education is essential to the development of a citizen?

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