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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the literal prize for boxers, according to Aristotle in III.9?
(a) A golden medal.
(b) A lordship.
(c) A seat in the senate.
(d) A crown of leaves.

3. In how many ways are things called courage according to Aristotle in Book Three?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

5. According to the Pythagoreans, the good belongs to what?
(a) The complicated.
(b) The simple.
(c) The limited.
(d) The unlimited.

Short Answer Questions

1. In I.12, Aristotle states that praise belongs properly to what?

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

3. What causes a distortion to come about in most people, according to the opinion of Aristotle in III.4?

4. For Aristotle, the good of the human person is the activity of the soul in accordance with what?

5. By doing what, in the opinion of Aristotle, does man make himself a certain sort of person?

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