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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Aristotle not list as a theory of that by which happiness comes about?
(a) Learning.
(b) Biological nature.
(c) Training.
(d) Divine providence.

4. In contrast to wishing, which is for an end, for what is choosing in Aristotle's philosophical view?
(a) Things related to others.
(b) Things related to the means.
(c) Things related to the end.
(d) Things related to the self.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a distortion to come about in most people, according to the opinion of Aristotle in III.4?

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

3. In how many ways does Aristotle speak of the mean in II.6?

4. What does Aristotle claim is the most frightening thing in III.6?

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

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