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Aristotle uses the distinction between intrinsic and instrumental goods to find
a)a way to combat militarism is ancient Greece.b)the best or highest good for humans.c)who is a friend and who is an enemy.d)inner peace while maintaining the military.
e)honor without economic failure.
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We seek happiness, according to Aristotle, only
a)as a means to goodness.b)as a means to a virtue-filled life.c)as an end, meaning, as a way to escape
reincarnation.d)for the afterlife, never as an end in this life.
e)for its own sake, and never as a means to something else.
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Aristotle says that “the good of an eye is seeing, and the eye is good if it sees well.” He then reasons, by analogy,
a)we can all see how nature makes things good.b)a good human will see, and see well.c)a good human will reason, and reason well.d)a good human will always use the power of
sight for a good cause.e)we can test a moral theory only by its unique
function.
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Aristotle’s Ethics are called Nichomachean because …
a)Nichomachea means flourishingb)Nichomachea means virtue-filled lifec)Nichomachis is Aristotle’s home townd)Nichomachum is Greek for “good”e)Nichomachus compiled Aristotle’s notes
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Rational animal is a better definition of humans than featherless biped because
a)‘Featherless biped’ is a mere biological definitionb)Rationality is better than Featherlessnessc)Animality is better than bipedalismd)It tells you more about what is important to know
about humanse)It’s not; featherless biped is better (most unique)
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Aristotle’s view of happiness is weird because he thinks it …
a)depends on friendshipb)is an activity, not a conditionc)belongs to adults, not childrend)is mysterious to happy peoplee)is a road, not a destination
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For Aristotle, being moral is …
a)more important than being happyb)only important if you value itc)only important as a means to happinessd)part of happiness, but not the most important
parte)part of happiness, and the most important part
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For Aristotle, if you grew up in a crack house, you will need
a)Proof of what actions are moralb)Proof of what actions are immoralc)No proof because unhappiness teaches
moralityd)To study something else; proof can’t make up
for lack of experiencee)To study something else; bad people are not fit
students of ethics
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Which of these virtues is most important?
a)Temperanceb)Couragec)Prudenced)Generositye)Wit
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Moral virtues are:
a)Multi-track dispositionsb)Established by naturec)Habits learned in childhoodd)Never lost once establishede)Difficult to retain
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If you returned that Bee Gees CD to your sister on time, but found it very difficult to do so, you are
a) Continentb) Incontinentc) Viciousd) Virtuouse) Malicious
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If you tried to return that Bee Gees CD to your sister on time, but failed because “it’s just soooo good!”, you are
a) Continentb) Incontinentc) Viciousd) Virtuouse) Malicious
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Moral virtue is better than intellectual virtue because
a) It is more god-likeb) It depends less on “things”c) Its pleasure is more constantd) It isn’t better; it is too stressful and so involves
hardshipe) It isn’t better; it depends on others and so
isn’t self-sufficient
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