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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many types of virtue does Aristotle claim exist at the beginning of Book II?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

2. In what do most people take refuge, according to the theory proposed by Aristotle, rather than perform virtuous acts?
(a) Vice.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Talk.
(d) Philosophy.

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

4. For Aristotle, the good of the human person is the activity of the soul in accordance with what?
(a) The acquisition of power.
(b) The free exercise of the will.
(c) Radical autonomy.
(d) The most complete virtue.

5. Living in accordance with virtue can be said to be what, according to Aristotle?
(a) Pleasant in itself.
(b) Almost impossible.
(c) Always difficult.
(d) Remarkably easy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Aristotle, to what degree do the fortunes of one's family and friends likely impact the deceased?

3. In Aristotle's view, the sort of virtue which is concerned with pleasures and pains belongs to what?

4. How many conditions does Aristotle list as necessary for an act to be performed virtuously?

5. The attainment of serious moral stature is described by Aristotle in II.9 as being what?

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