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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the sake of what does Aristotle state the courageous person endures the fearful?
(a) The beautiful.
(b) Himself.
(c) His family.
(d) The gods.

2. According to Aristotle, the highest good must be something that is what?
(a) Easily obtained.
(b) Complete.
(c) Difficult to obtain.
(d) Incomplete.

3. What extreme is most comparable to the virtue of courage in the opinion of Aristotle?
(a) Indignation.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Rashness.
(d) Confidence.

4. Aristotle states that the good of one person is also, to a different degree, the good of what according to I.2?
(a) The world.
(b) The city.
(c) An animal.
(d) Another person.

5. The attainment of serious moral stature is described by Aristotle in II.9 as being what?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Almost impossible.
(c) Natural.
(d) Impractical.

6. Deliberation is, for Aristotle, principally about the things to be done by whom?
(a) Oneself.
(b) The state.
(c) Others.
(d) The community.

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

8. The irrational part of the soul is said by Aristotle to be how many fold?
(a) Two-fold.
(b) Manifold.
(c) Three-fold.
(d) Four-fold.

9. How many virtues does magnanimity require, for Aristotle, in order to be in a person?
(a) All of them.
(b) Most of them.
(c) Three of them.
(d) None of them.

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

11. With what is the virtue of generosity concerned, according to Aristotle?
(a) Possessions.
(b) Money.
(c) Time.
(d) Fame.

12. How many sorts of political justice are there by the count of Aristotle?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

13. What is a suitable category, in Aristotle's view, in which to place the feeling of shame?
(a) Virtues.
(b) Conditional values.
(c) Vices.
(d) Feelings.

14. Which of the following does Aristotle explicitly claim is better than acting unjustly in V.11?
(a) Being treated justly.
(b) Avoiding all injustice.
(c) Justly treating others.
(d) Suffering injustice.

15. According to Aristotle, what is the mean condition between the vices of wastefulness and stinginess?
(a) Temperance.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Generosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the literal prize for boxers, according to Aristotle in III.9?

2. Where is the source of a willing act located, according to Aristotle?

3. Who is the source of action, according to Aristotle, of one who acts from spiritedness?

4. How does Aristotle say the lawmakers ought to treat people who act beautifully?

5. According to Aristotle, to what degree do the fortunes of one's family and friends likely impact the deceased?

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