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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle claims that a man is inspired to take more than his due out of which vice?
(a) Greed.
(b) Lechery.
(c) Intemperance.
(d) Injustice.

2. From what does being in bad shape come to be evident, according to Aristotle?
(a) What constitutes being in good shape.
(b) What symptoms it displays.
(c) How the person acts.
(d) What ends it produces.

3. With which of the following conditions does Aristotle compare the incontinent person in VII.10?
(a) Bloodlust.
(b) Drunkenness.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Animality.

4. Where is the source of a willing act located, according to Aristotle?
(a) In oneself.
(b) In one's disposition.
(c) In one's nature.
(d) External to oneself.

5. Aristotle notes that each political constitution involves friendship to the same degree that it involves what?
(a) Trust.
(b) Benevolence.
(c) Justice.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does man deliberate, according to Aristotle in III.3?

2. With what is the virtue of generosity concerned, according to Aristotle?

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

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

5. What is the immediate source of action, according to Aristotle in VI.2?

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