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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 conditions does Aristotle list as necessary for an act to be performed virtuously?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

2. What is the difficulty Aristotle cites concerning the praise and blame of the moral quality of the actions of others?
(a) Distance from prejudice.
(b) Extrapolation of the truth.
(c) Judging in relation to the mean.
(d) Restraint of the masses.

3. According to Aristotle, to what degree do the fortunes of one's family and friends likely impact the deceased?
(a) An almost infinite amount.
(b) A small degree.
(c) No amount at all.
(d) A great degree.

4. In how many ways does Aristotle speak of good things in I.6?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. In the opinion of Aristotle, what is the governing and most masterful art under which all others fall, according to I.2?
(a) Politics.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Ethics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Aristotle not list as a theory of that by which happiness comes about?

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

3. About what good and aim of politics do people commonly dispute, according to Aristotle?

4. What is the virtuous disposition most directly concerned, for Aristotle, with playfulness and humor?

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

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