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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what is the virtue of generosity concerned, according to Aristotle?
(a) Possessions.
(b) Time.
(c) Fame.
(d) Money.

3. Who, in the opinion of Aristotle, is benefited by a stingy person?
(a) Himself.
(b) Everyone.
(c) The rich.
(d) No one.

4. 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) Money.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Reason.
(d) Love.

5. In what does Aristotle say modern comedy consists, in IV.8?
(a) Foul language.
(b) Subtlety.
(c) Puns.
(d) Slapstick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aristotle say the lawmakers ought to treat people who act beautifully?

2. How many virtues does magnanimity require, for Aristotle, in order to be in a person?

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

4. Aristotle states in I.6 that it is nobler to give the higher honor to which of the following?

5. Which of the following sort of expenditures does Aristotle NOT consider to be honorably magnificent?

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