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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following is politics imminently concerned, as described by Aristotle in I.3?
(a) Foreign affairs.
(b) The nature of power.
(c) The nature of justice.
(d) The codification of law.

2. According to the Pythagoreans, the good belongs to what?
(a) The simple.
(b) The limited.
(c) The complicated.
(d) The unlimited.

3. How many conditions does Aristotle list as necessary for an act to be performed virtuously?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

4. The attainment of serious moral stature is described by Aristotle in II.9 as being what?
(a) Almost impossible.
(b) Impractical.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Natural.

5. At what does every action seem to aim, according to Aristotle?
(a) Some target.
(b) Another action.
(c) Some profit.
(d) Some good.

Short Answer Questions

1. In I.12, Aristotle states that praise belongs properly to what?

2. In how many ways does Aristotle speak of good things in I.6?

3. How do lawmakers make citizens good in the opinion of Aristotle?

4. What two things does Aristotle define as contraries in II.8?

5. What is the difficulty Aristotle cites concerning the praise and blame of the moral quality of the actions of others?

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