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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many types of virtue does Aristotle claim exist at the beginning of Book II?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

3. Aristotle states that one suffers injustice willingly in what situation?
(a) In situations of poverty.
(b) In no situation.
(c) In situations of sacrifice.
(d) In situations of judgment.

4. Which word adequately indicates the character of the man whose vice is in opposition to that of the braggart, according to Aristotle's description?
(a) Lecherous.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Congenial.

5. In Aristotle's view, what virtue necessarily accompanies or is within the virtue of magnificence?
(a) Justice.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Temperance.
(d) Piety.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is temperance principally concerned in the mind of Aristotle?

2. About what good and aim of politics do people commonly dispute, according to Aristotle?

3. Which alone among the virtues seems, for Aristotle, to be someone else's good?

4. By what means, according to Aristotle in V.5, does a community or a city stay together?

5. Which of the following aptly describes virtues and vices in a manner consistent with Aristotle's description?

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