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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By human excellence, Aristotle means what?
(a) That which belongs to the individual.
(b) That which belongs to the soul.
(c) That which belongs to the body.
(d) That which belongs to mankind.

2. What is the literal prize for boxers, according to Aristotle in III.9?
(a) A crown of leaves.
(b) A seat in the senate.
(c) A golden medal.
(d) A lordship.

3. In I.12, Aristotle states that praise belongs properly to what?
(a) Effort.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Divinity.
(d) Humanity.

4. How do lawmakers make citizens good in the opinion of Aristotle?
(a) By giving them positive incentives.
(b) By threatening them with punishment.
(c) By habituating them.
(d) By informing their intellects.

5. The irrational part of the soul is said by Aristotle to be how many fold?
(a) Three-fold.
(b) Manifold.
(c) Two-fold.
(d) Four-fold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many ways are things called courage according to Aristotle in Book Three?

2. From Aristotle's perspective, against the yardstick of what do men generally compare their actions?

3. About what does man deliberate, according to Aristotle in III.3?

4. Which of the following aptly describes virtues and vices in a manner consistent with Aristotle's description?

5. Which of the following does Aristotle not list as a feeling that comes to be present in the soul?

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