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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle believes that there are ________ underpinnings to the city-state in practice.
(a) Human.
(b) Just.
(c) Idealistic.
(d) Moral.

2. Aristotle believes that in an oligarchy, the oligarchs come from where?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) The poor.
(c) The middle-class.
(d) The wealthy.

3. Reason, habituation, and what, form a triplicate of forces available to every man?
(a) Speaking.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Writing.
(d) Listening.

4. Aristotle says that the identity of the state is connected to what?
(a) Its flag.
(b) Its enemies.
(c) Its production.
(d) Its location.

5. Aristotle says that the Lacedaemonians have a form of communal care for the young, which is called what?
(a) Public raising.
(b) Child rearing.
(c) Public education.
(d) Child care.

6. Aristotle says that kings and tyrants are what?
(a) Despots.
(b) Monarchs.
(c) Insane.
(d) Rulers.

7. Aristotle believes that a good monarch is not above what?
(a) The failure of self.
(b) The law.
(c) The will of the people.
(d) The promise of power.

8. Aristotle says that some education systems have a tendency to make students less what?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Independent.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Caring.

9. Music is one of the arts which what kind of time is intended to produce?
(a) Play time.
(b) Family time.
(c) Leisure time.
(d) School time.

10. Aristotle says that a move can be unpopular and tyrannical yet still what, if it was done for the common good?
(a) Just.
(b) What was supposed to be done.
(c) Legal.
(d) Right.

11. The Greeks called physical training what?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Workouts.
(d) Wrestling.

12. A constitution's effectiveness is actually limited by what, according to Aristotle?
(a) Population.
(b) Mores.
(c) Education.
(d) Understanding.

13. The lay of the land and the type of government have a direct influence on what military aspect of a city-state?
(a) Defense.
(b) Offense.
(c) Observation.
(d) Prevention.

14. What is the term Aristotle gives for a government that has a sovereign rule of one?
(a) Monarchy.
(b) Aristocracy.
(c) Despotism.
(d) Tyranny.

15. Aristotle says that a professional musician is like a what?
(a) God.
(b) Poet.
(c) Slave.
(d) Mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle says that the poor are commonly left out of serving as government officials because they are not threatened with ______ for not participating.

2. In oligarchies, what is the group that needs special protections?

3. Aristotle says that the poor need to make sure they do what to the rich?

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

5. Aristotle says that kings and tyrants rely on personal power combined with what?

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