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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle compares the relationship between spiritedness and reason to the relationship between what?
(a) A sick patient and a doctor.
(b) A hasty servant and his master.
(c) Stone and a house-builder.
(d) A fiesty horse and a poor rider.

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

3. Concerning generosity, Aristotle says what concerning not taking something offered and giving something away?
(a) That not taking something offered is harder.
(b) That neither is difficult.
(c) That giving something away is harder.
(d) That they are equally difficult.

4. Without what power of the soul does Aristotle state there cannot be a governing part of the soul?
(a) Art.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Practical judgment.
(d) Intellect.

5. Aristotle states in I.6 that it is nobler to give the higher honor to which of the following?
(a) One's friends.
(b) The truth.
(c) The state.
(d) One's self.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is demonstrated, in Aristotle's perspective, by the person who calmly bears misfortunes and sufferings?

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

3. In how many ways are things called courage according to Aristotle in Book Three?

4. Which of the following does Aristotle explicitly claim is better than acting unjustly in V.11?

5. Which word adequately indicates the character of the man whose vice is in opposition to that of the braggart, according to Aristotle's description?

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