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1. Which of the following words is not a plausible translation of eudaimonia?

(A) Happiness

(B) Virtue

(D) Fulfillment

2. Which of the following is always an end in itself?

(A) Happiness

(B) Virtue

(D) Honor

3. Which of the following, according to Aristotle, is the highest pursuit in life?

(A) The pursuit of pleasure

(B) The pursuit of honors

(D) The pursuit of rational contemplation

4. Which of the following is not listed as a virtue in Aristotle’s Table of Virtues and Vices?

(A) Courage

(B) Humility

(D) Wittiness

5. Which of the following statements about Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean is correct?

(A) The mean is the exact middle point between two opposing vices.

(B) Virtues and vices exist in sets of opposing pairs.

(D) The virtuous mean is the same for all people.

6. How do we learn virtue?

(A) By habit

(B) By dialectical argument

(D) By learning from our mistakes

7. If someone does wrong out of ignorance and never comes to recognize this ignorance, how do we describe that person’s action?

(A) Voluntary

(B) Involuntary

(D) None of the above

8. Which of the senses is most susceptible to licentiousness?

(A) Taste

(B) Touch

(D) Smell

9. Which of the following is not, strictly speaking, a virtue?

(A) Wittiness

(B) Modesty

(D) Courage

10. Which of the following does Aristotle consider to be the worst?

(A) Being great and expecting great honors

(B) Being mediocre and expecting great honors

(D) B and C are equally bad.

11. Which of the following is not one of the social virtues?

(A) Amiability

(B) Sincerity

(D) Self-deprecation

12. Which of the following is not a concern of particular justice?

(A) Honor

(B) Safety

(D) Happiness

13. How is justice different from virtue?

(A) Virtue is just one form of justice.

(B) Justice deals with our relations to others, while virtue is a state of being.

(D) Justice is a human invention while virtue exists objectively.

14. Which of the following is not an intellectual virtue?

(A) Intuition

(B) Wisdom

(D) Prudence

15. Which intellectual virtue is the most important?

(A) Prudence

(B) Wisdom

(D) Scientific knowledge

16. Which of the following is most blameworthy?

(A) Softness

(B) Vice

(D) Incontinence

17. Which of the following pleasures can be a source of incontinence without qualification?

(A) Sex

(B) Honor

(D) Victory

18. Which of the following most accurately reflects Aristotle’s view of pleasure?

(A) It is always bad.

(B) It is a process of restoration.

(D) The pleasure of a virtuous person is the supreme good.

19. What is the best form of friendship based upon?

(A) Utility

(B) Pleasure

(D) Law

20. Which is the best kind of political constitution, according to the Ethics?

(A) Monarchy

(B) Aristocracy

(D) Democracy

21. Which of the following relationships is analogous to the king-subject relationship?

(A) Husband-wife

(B) Father-son

(D) Brother-sister

22. How should one treat an old friend whom one has long since exceeded in friendship?

(A) Remain friends as always.

(B) Remain friends, but not as closely as before.

(D) Break off all relations with the old friend.

23. What does Aristotle claim to be the highest human activity?

(A) Political science

(B) Friendship

(D) Prudence

24. Who are the best teachers of political science?

(A) Sophists

(B) Politicians

(D) None of the above

25. Which of the following concepts does Aristotle not advocate?

(A) Distributive justice

(B) Ethical egoism

(D) Happiness as the highest good

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