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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Aristotle's magnanimous man?
(a) A deep voice.
(b) Slowness of movement.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Lack of wonderment.

2. What is the immediate source of action, according to Aristotle in VI.2?
(a) Sense.
(b) Choice.
(c) Desire.
(d) Need.

3. In Aristotle's view, what virtue necessarily accompanies or is within the virtue of magnificence?
(a) Temperance.
(b) Piety.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Justice.

4. Deliberation is, for Aristotle, principally about the things to be done by whom?
(a) The community.
(b) The state.
(c) Oneself.
(d) Others.

5. What extreme is most comparable to the virtue of courage in the opinion of Aristotle?
(a) Rashness.
(b) Indignation.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what two conditions is courage principally concerned, according to Aristotle?

2. How many sorts of political justice are there by the count of Aristotle?

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

4. How many things does Aristotle state there are in the soul that govern action and truth?

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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