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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word adequately indicates the character of the man whose vice is in opposition to that of the braggart, according to Aristotle's description?
(a) Congenial.
(b) Lecherous.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Ironic.

2. What sort of men, in Aristotle's observations, are most confident in the various situations of war?
(a) The ignorant.
(b) The naturally courageous.
(c) The experienced.
(d) The reckless.

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

4. How many types of virtue does Aristotle claim exist at the beginning of Book II?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

5. What do the natural sorts of active conditions of the human person need, by Aristotle's observations, in order to be used for the good?
(a) Camaraderie.
(b) Governance.
(c) Fear.
(d) Moral virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Concerning generosity, Aristotle says what concerning not taking something offered and giving something away?

2. Which of the powers of the soul that Aristotle claims is used to disclose truth is directed at the sources of truth?

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

4. The equitable distribution of justice is a certain kind of what, according to Aristotle?

5. With what is the virtue of generosity concerned, according to Aristotle?

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