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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is temperance principally concerned in the mind of Aristotle?
(a) Pleasures.
(b) Sexual deviance.
(c) Intellectual virtue.
(d) Pains.

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

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 great degree.
(c) A small degree.
(d) No amount at all.

4. Which of the following aptly describes virtues and vices in a manner consistent with Aristotle's description?
(a) Predispositions.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Active conditions.
(d) Intellectual states.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do lawmakers make citizens good in the opinion of Aristotle?

2. What does Aristotle claim is the most frightening thing in III.6?

3. What characterizes the mean condition between the two extremes discussed in IV.7?

4. In how many ways does Aristotle speak of good things in I.6?

5. What is the literal prize for boxers, according to Aristotle in III.9?

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