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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Aristotle's thinking, the function of man is an activity of soul which follows upon or implies the soul's possession of what?
(a) Temperance.
(b) Love.
(c) Reason.
(d) Money.

3. What causes a distortion to come about in most people, according to the opinion of Aristotle in III.4?
(a) The activity of the will.
(b) The action of pleasure.
(c) The action of pain.
(d) The inactivity of the mind.

4. In how many ways are things called courage according to Aristotle in Book Three?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

5. For what do praise and blame come about, according to Aristotle in III.1?
(a) Habits.
(b) Unwilling actions.
(c) Predispositions.
(d) Willing actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aristotle, the highest good must be something that is what?

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

3. What vice is, according to Aristotle, in excess of the virtue of courage?

4. What is the literal prize for boxers, according to Aristotle in III.9?

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

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