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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3, Acquiring Goods, Money-Lending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle says that monarchies are purely what?
(a) Matriarchal.
(b) Hierarchical.
(c) Patriarchal.
(d) Natural.

2. The father-son relationship is intended to epitomize what relationship?
(a) Elder-commoner.
(b) Mother-daughter.
(c) King-subject.
(d) Ruler-slave.

3. Who is the translator in this edition of of Aristotle's "Politics?"
(a) MacAdams.
(b) Wodwooth.
(c) Sinclair.
(d) Samuelson.

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

5. For Aristotle, what is the moment of transition between the level of organization in a government?
(a) When it moves beyond the pair.
(b) When it moves between city-states.
(c) When it moves beyond the village.
(d) When it moves beyond the household.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Catholic scholar who made Aristotle's work famous in the more modern world?

2. Aristotle believes that the rational is not anti 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. According to Aristotle, what is the form of government found in families?

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