answer the following 2 questions with a few sentences or at most several paragraphs. There is no need to construct a formal essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Just answer each question directly as it is posed to you on the test.

1. Explain three ways the life experiences of Plato may have affected his political philosophy.

2. Explain Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean from the Nicomachean Ethics with supporting examples from the text. Make sure to cover at least two specific virtues and their supporting justifications.