Deck 9: Political Philosophy and Thinkers Throughout History

Question 1

According to Aquinas, which one of the following is the reflection of the Divine Law in the world?

A)Eternal Law
B)Natural Law
C)Human Law
D)Law of the Church

Answer 1

Natural Law

Question 2

According to Aquinas, the revelation of God through Saints is called

A)Eternal Law
B)Natural Law
C)Divine Law
D)None of the Above

Answer 2

Divine Law

Question 3

According to Aquinas, which one of the following laws is published?

A)Eternal Law
B)Divine Law
C)Natural Law
D)Human Law

Answer 3

Human Law

Question 4

The Theory of Universal Monarchy was proposed by

A)Dante Alighieri
B)St. Thomas Aquinas
C)Machiavelli
D)None of the above

Question 5

The famous work by Dante Alighieri

A)De Republica
B)De Monarchia
C)The Prince
D)None of the above

Question 6

According to Dante Alighieri, which is the best form of government?

A)Monarchy
B)Aristocracy
C)Democracy
D)None of the above

Question 7

According to Dante Alighieri, the power of the Monarch came from

A)People
B)The Pope
C)God
D)None of the above

Question 8

According to Dante Alighieri, the following is the characteristics of the Universal Monarch?

A)He is the representative of the God on Earth
B)He must rule other Monarchs of Earth
C)He is the guardian of Peace on Earth
D)All the above

Question 9

According to Dante Alighieri, who is " Law throned, crowned and invested with majesty and honour"?

A)Universal Monarch
B)The Pope
C)God
D)None of the above

Question 10

Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a

A)Political Philosopher
B)Diplomat
C)Musician
D)All the above

Question 11

Which Political Philosopher is known as the "Child of Renaissance"?

A)Dante Alighieri
B)St. Thomas Aquinas
C)Niccolo Machiavelli
D)None of the above

Question 12

Renaissance is characterized by

A)Domination of the Church
B)Freedom of Thought and Expression
C)Religious Fundamentalism
D)None of the above

Question 13

The following is the product of Renaissance

A)Freedom of Thought
B)Nationalism
C)Individualism
D)All the above

Question 14

Which of the following is the method of Machiavelli?

A)Realism
B)Observation
C)Historical Method
D)All the above

Question 15

Machiavelli approached politics from the stand point of

A)The people
B)The Pope
C)The Ruler
D)None of the above

Question 16

Machiavelli's opinion about Human nature was as follows

A)Human nature is bad
B)Human nature is good
C)Human nature is neither good nor bad
D)None of the above

Question 17

Which one of the following words best explain Machiavelli's Prince

A)Rational
B)Brutal
C)Fearful
D)All the above

Question 18

According to Machiavelli,

A)State is a means to an end
B)State is an end in itself
C)State is neither a means nor an end in itself
D)None of the above

Question 19

According to Machiavelli,

A)State is moral
B)State is immoral
C)State is non-moral
D)None of the above

Question 20

Political Thought originated in ancient Europe in

A)Rome
B)Greece
C)England
D)None of the above

Question 21

Who among the following is not a Greek Political thinker?

A)Socrates
B)Plato
C)Aristotle
D)Machiavelli

Question 22

Greece is situated in the …………. of Europe

A)North
B)South
C)East
D)West

Question 23

Basically, the people of Greece lived in

A)Cities
B)The State
C)City-States
D)Both (a) and (b)

Question 24

A City-State was

A)A modern City
B)A small Nation State
C)A Community of people living together
D)A Village

Question 25

Athens was

A)A City-State
B)A Village
C)A Township
D)A State