Political Science Mcqs
Which of the following is one of the two central distinctions Aristotle draws between animals?

A. Viviparous and oviparous
B. Herbivorous and carnivorous
C. Sexual and asexual
D. Aerobic and anaerobic

Which of the following is concerned with existence itself?

A. Epistemology
B. Psychology
C. Natural science
D. Metaphysics

What is the final cause of rainfall according to Aristotle?

A. It rains so plants and creatures can survive
B. It rains because it is water’s nature to fall
C. It rains because there is mositure in the air
D. It rains because mositure cools

The Poetics deals primarily with what genre?

A. Epic
B. Comedy
C. Tragedy
D. Lyric poetry

What two works are considered preliminary to Aristotle’s logical treatises?

A. Categories and philosophy
B. Protrepticus and philosophy
C. Categories and on interpretation
D. Protrepticus and on interpretation

Which is not a reason that Aristotle thought that women were ‘unfinished men’?

A. Women are passive and receptive
B. Women only contribute ‘substance’
C. Children receive only male characteristics
D. Women have little appreciation for the arts and sciences

Who assumed leadership of the Academy after Plato’s death?

A. Hermeias
B. Xenocrates
C. Eudemus
D. Speusippus

Which is not one of the categories of Aristotle’s ponderance?

A. Logic
B. An immortal soul
C. Women
D. Ethics

Which of the following was not excluded from citizenship in the Politics?

A. Slaves
B. Children
C. Resident aliens
D. The clergy

In which capacity did Callisthenes serve under Alexander?

A. Physician
B. Historian
C. General
D. Regent