Nicomachean Ethics Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Nicomachean Ethics Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, in the observations of Aristotle, becomes of a man who is given the power to rule and gives himself more of what is good in itself?
(a) He is punished by law.
(b) He is soon killed.
(c) He becomes greedy.
(d) He becomes a tyrant.

2. What does Aristotle, in VIII.5, say causes forgetfulness of friendship?
(a) Lust.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Absence.
(d) Old age.

3. Aristotle states that one suffers injustice willingly in what situation?
(a) In situations of judgment.
(b) In situations of sacrifice.
(c) In no situation.
(d) In situations of poverty.

4. With what two conditions is courage principally concerned, according to Aristotle?
(a) Cowardice and rage.
(b) Knowledge and ignorance.
(c) Fear and confidence.
(d) Love and hatred.

5. How many types of justice are discussed in V.4?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle states, in Book VIII, that friendship is a kind of what?

2. For what do praise and blame come about, according to Aristotle in III.1?

3. Which alone among the virtues seems, for Aristotle, to be someone else's good?

4. Aristotle notes that each political constitution involves friendship to the same degree that it involves what?

5. By what means, according to Aristotle in V.5, does a community or a city stay together?

(see the answer key)

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