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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what relationship, according to Aristotle, does friendship naturally appear?
(a) Parent and child.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) Man and animal.
(d) Brother and sister.

2. Which virtue does Aristotle explicitly claim to be concerned with regarding the sorts of pleasures that concern the incontinent man, in VII.4?
(a) Practical judgment.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Justice.
(d) Temperance.

3. With what virtue is III.10 concerned?
(a) Courage.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Magnanimity.
(d) Temperance.

4. What determines the proper level of affection that one ought to give another, according to Aristotle?
(a) Proportion.
(b) Equality.
(c) Temperance.
(d) Love.

5. What sort of person is he who brings food fit for a wedding to a small dinner, according to Aristotle?
(a) Magnificent.
(b) Generous.
(c) Vulgar.
(d) Irrational.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aristotle, in VIII.5, say causes forgetfulness of friendship?

2. What is the virtuous disposition most directly concerned, for Aristotle, with playfulness and humor?

3. In addition to vices of the soul, what other negative condition does Aristotle say comes about willingly in some people, in III.5?

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

5. A buffoon is described by Aristotle in IV.8 as someone who goes to extremes in order to make someone else do what?

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