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MA Political Science Aristotle — practice questions

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Aristotle classified governments by number of rulers and:Read the answer and worked solution →Aristotle famously defined man as a:Read the answer and worked solution →"Politics" as Aristotle's book is also known as the study of:Read the answer and worked solution →A government that rules in self-interest by a few, in Aristotle's scheme, is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Aristotle classified governments by number of rulers and:

  1. territorial size
  2. wealth distribution
  3. interest served (common vs self)
  4. religious adherence
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Correct answer: C. interest served (common vs self)

1. Aristotle's six-fold classification combines two criteria. 2. First criterion: one, few, or many rule. 3. Second criterion: rule for the common good (correct forms) or for the ruler's self-interest (perverted forms). __Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 1 — classical political thought__

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Aristotle famously defined man as a:

  1. political animal (zoon politikon)
  2. rational animal
  3. religious being
  4. economic agent
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Correct answer: A. political animal (zoon politikon)

1. Aristotle argues humans realize their nature only in the polis. 2. Living together in a political community is natural to humans. 3. One who lives outside the polis is "either a beast or a god". __Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 1 §1.2 — what is political theory__

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"Politics" as Aristotle's book is also known as the study of:

  1. natural sciences
  2. private morality
  3. metaphysics
  4. the polis and constitutions
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Correct answer: D. the polis and constitutions

1. "Politics" is Aristotle's systematic study of the polis. 2. It examines constitutions of 158 Greek city-states. 3. It identifies stable and unstable government forms. __Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 1 — classical canon__

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