POL 250- Quiz 1: Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle & The Four Causes

In Aristotle's Four Causes, the _______ cause is the particular design or arrangement of a thing.

A) material

B) efficient

C) formal

D) final

C) formal

According to Aristotle, what is the efficient cause of the polis?

A) People first come together in the polis for mutual security and convenience.

B) The good or perfection of its members.

C) A partnership in a way of life, under the regulation of laws, directed toward justice.

D) A particular group of human beings, separate from others, whom we call its citizens.

A) People first come together in the polis for mutual security and convenience.

What is the name of the political ideology that believes in individual rights, limited constitutional government, and free market economics?

a. Totalitarianism

b. Anarchism

c. Populism

d. Classical liberalism

d) Classical liberalism

In Aristotle's Four Causes, the _______ cause is what the end or purpose of a thing.

a. final

b. material

c. efficient

d. formal

A) final

In Aristotle's Four Causes, the _______ cause is the substance or type of matter that something is made up of.

a. formal b. efficient c. material d. final

C) material

In Aristotle's Four Causes, the _______ cause is what brings a thing into existence.

a. material b. formal c. efficient d. final

c) efficient

	According to Aristotle, what is the final cause of the polis?
	a. The good or perfection of its members. b. A partnership in a way of life, under the regulation of laws, directed toward justice. c. People first come together in the polis for mutual security and convenience. d. A particular group of human beings, separate from others, whom we call its citizens.

A) The good or perfection of its members.

Aristotle views the polis as "a partnership of partnerships."  What does this phrase mean?

a. The polis is the most important partnership. b. The polis consists of a relationship between the government and a variety of non-governmental associations. c. The polis consists of a relationship between the government and autonomous individuals. d. The polis consists of a relationship between various independent but interrelated branches of government.

B) The polis consists of a relationship between the government and a variety of non-governmental associations.

What is anarchism?

a. The belief that government should be limited to providing protection from domestic criminals and foreign enemies. b. The belief that we should live without government in order to maximize freedom. c. The belief that chaos and violence are necessary for human progress. d. The belief that disorder and violence are good for the soul.

B) The belief that we should live without government in order to maximize freedom.

An approach to inquiry that begins with a systematic investigation of empirical phenomena, which are then analyzed to develop general theories.

a. Empirical theory b. Normative theory c. Inductive method d. Deductive method

C) Inductive method