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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amongst what age group does Aristotle report observing friendships forming less frequently?
(a) The youth.
(b) The elderly.
(c) The middle-aged.
(d) Children.

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

3. What person does Aristotle claim most notably feels love just in knowing a person, and not in receiving love returned?
(a) A just ruler.
(b) A spouse.
(c) A mother.
(d) A father.

4. In VIII.12, Aristotle states that every sort of friendship is in what?
(a) A marriage.
(b) A community.
(c) A government.
(d) A family.

5. In what period of life does Aristotle state that the friendship of utility most frequently appears?
(a) One's prime.
(b) Youth.
(c) Middle age.
(d) Old age.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From what does being in bad shape come to be evident, according to Aristotle?

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

5. In what sort of friendship are there no complaints, according to the view of Aristotle?

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