Chapter 1 1 Test___Test Answer: This 2 What did Aristotle mean by a "polity?" (A) A political community in which the institutions of oligarchy and democracy were mixed to produce political stability (B) A political community that is no larger than a city unless part of a confederacy (C) The worst possible form of government (D) None of the above Answer: (A)A political community in which the institutions of oligarchy and democracy were mixed to produce political stability 3 What is an aristocracy? (A) Rule by the many in the interest of the entire community (B) Rule of the few in their own self-interest (C) Rule by the few in the interest of the entire community (D) Both b & c Answer: (C) Rule by the few in the interest of the entire community 4 What is a polis? (A) Greek term for political community on the scale of a city (B) Latin term for political community on the scale of a city (C) Greek term for political community on the scale of a state (D) Latin term for political community on the scale of a country Answer: (A) Greek term for political community on the scale of a city 5 What was the official religion of the British colonies in North America? (A) There was no single official religion throughout all of the British colonies. (B) Puritanism (C) Anglican (D) Catholicism Answer: (A) There wa