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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what relationship, according to Aristotle, does friendship naturally appear?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Parent and child.
(d) Man and animal.

3. In what status of life is having good friends considered beautiful by Aristotle in IX.11?
(a) Diurnal proceedings.
(b) Bad fortune.
(c) Unusual circumstances.
(d) Good fortune.

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

5. With what sort of friendship is VIII.12 concerned?
(a) Friendship in a family.
(b) Friendship between inferiors and superiors.
(c) Friendship among women.
(d) Friendship with foreigners.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what does every action seem to aim, according to Aristotle?

2. What two forces does Aristotle claim determine the strength of an obligation to another person, in a situation where there is a conflict, according to IX.2?

3. What question is presented in IX.9?

4. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Aristotle's magnanimous man?

5. According to Aristotle, by what means do particulars, with which practical judgment is concerned, become known?

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