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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. A system of what, according to Aristotle, is intended to help society reflect the government?
(a) Religion.
(b) Economics.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Education.

2. Aristotle believes that what resources is important to the location, protection, and defense of the city?
(a) Water.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Trees.
(d) Ore.

3. Oligarchies, according to Aristotle, believe that inequalities of wealth indicate what?
(a) Equality in other areas.
(b) That the poor are better off without anything.
(c) Inequality in social standing.
(d) Universal inequalities.

4. 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.

5. Aristotle says that the longest lasting and most effective kings are those whose authority is what?
(a) Categorically given.
(b) Categorically boundless.
(c) Categorically tightly restricted.
(d) Categorically denied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle believes that poor and middle-class politicians should be what?

2. Aristotle says that the Lacedaemonians have a form of communal care for the young, which is called what?

3. Aristotle believes that ensuring the division and inheritance of estates is a way to control wealth and what?

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

5. According to Aristotle, what kinds of attitudes lead to factions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a statement that describes the belief about equality in an oligarchy?

3. What is the difference between play and leisure?

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

5. How does Aristotle define melodies?

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

7. How are kings and tyrants similar?

8. What is the purpose of a communal meal?

9. Why do oligarchs tend to come from the wealthy?

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

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