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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what sort of artists does Aristotle draw a comparison concerning the incontinent?
(a) Painters.
(b) Sculptors.
(c) Singers.
(d) Actors.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that must be avoided, having to do with one's character, according to Aristotle's claims in the beginning of VII.1?
(a) Incontinence.
(b) Animality.
(c) Pride.
(d) Vice.

3. From Aristotle's perspective, what sort of friendship do complaints and reproaches most frequently arise?
(a) Utility.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Familial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what period of life does Aristotle state that the friendship of utility most frequently appears?

2. About what, concerning the virtues, might one raise a problem, as Aristotle states in VI.12?

3. Aristotle states that as a child needs an instructor, so too do the desiring parts of the soul need what?

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

5. Aristotle states that one suffers injustice willingly in what situation?

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