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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many conditions does Aristotle list as necessary for an act to be performed virtuously?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Aristotle's magnanimous man?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Slowness of movement.
(c) A deep voice.
(d) Lack of wonderment.

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

4. What two forces does Aristotle claim determine the strength of an obligation to another person, in a situation where there is a conflict, according to IX.2?
(a) Earth and fire.
(b) Debt and love.
(c) Beauty and necessity.
(d) Justice and mercy.

5. With what two conditions is courage principally concerned, according to Aristotle?
(a) Love and hatred.
(b) Knowledge and ignorance.
(c) Cowardice and rage.
(d) Fear and confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In X.1, Aristotle says that people educate the young by what two means?

2. Of what two elements does Aristotle determine that wisdom is composed?

3. For the sake of what does Aristotle state the courageous person endures the fearful?

4. With what is the virtue that Aristotle describes in IV.4 concerned?

5. What sort of relationship does Aristotle claim is impossible for people who do not have the quality mentioned at the beginning of IX.5?

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