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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the sake of what does Aristotle state the courageous person endures the fearful?
(a) His family.
(b) The gods.
(c) Himself.
(d) The beautiful.

2. What sort of relationship does Aristotle claim is impossible for people who do not have the quality mentioned at the beginning of IX.5?
(a) Parenting.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Mentorship.

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

4. In VIII.12, Aristotle states that every sort of friendship is in what?
(a) A government.
(b) A community.
(c) A family.
(d) A marriage.

5. Aristotle states in I.6 that it is nobler to give the higher honor to which of the following?
(a) One's self.
(b) One's friends.
(c) The state.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means, according to Aristotle in V.5, does a community or a city stay together?

2. With what is the second part of the reasoning part of the soul concerned in the view of Aristotle?

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

4. By what is the mean determined, according to Aristotle's analysis in the beginning of Book VI?

5. What sort of person is he who brings food fit for a wedding to a small dinner, according to Aristotle?

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