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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is the virtue of generosity concerned, according to Aristotle?
(a) Money.
(b) Possessions.
(c) Fame.
(d) Time.

2. How many powers of the soul does Aristotle claim disclose truth by discursive reasoning?
(a) Nine.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. Where is the source of a willing act located, according to Aristotle?
(a) In one's disposition.
(b) In one's nature.
(c) In oneself.
(d) External to oneself.

4. Which of the following aptly describes virtues and vices in a manner consistent with Aristotle's description?
(a) Intellectual states.
(b) Active conditions.
(c) Predispositions.
(d) Feelings.

5. For Aristotle, the good of the human person is the activity of the soul in accordance with what?
(a) Radical autonomy.
(b) The acquisition of power.
(c) The most complete virtue.
(d) The free exercise of the will.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of person is opposite, in the opinion of Aristotle, the person who is soft?

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

3. How many kinds of things does Aristotle say there are that must be avoided, having to do with one's character?

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

5. In addition to vices of the soul, what other negative condition does Aristotle say comes about willingly in some people, in III.5?

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