Nicomachean Ethics Quiz

Which virtue is the mean between boastfulness and self-deprecation?

• Truthfulness

• Sincerity

• Honesty

• Truthfulness

What is the term Aristotle uses for intellectual virtues acquired through education and training?

• Moral virtues

• Ethical virtues

• Theoretical virtues

• Practical virtues

According to Aristotle, which virtue is the mean between prodigality and stinginess?

• Courage

• Temperance

• Generosity

• Justice

What does Aristotle consider the virtue that governs one's desires and pleasures?

• Temperance

• Courage

• Generosity

• Justice

What is the term for virtues that pertain to social interactions and relationships with others?

• Moral virtues

• Ethical virtues

• Social virtues

• Communal virtues

In Aristotle's ethics, which virtue involves choosing the mean in regards to wealth and possessions?

• Magnificence

• Liberality

• Magnanimity

• Generosity

Which virtue pertains to the balance between fear and confidence?

• Courage

• Temperance

• Generosity

• Justice

According to Aristotle, what is the highest good and ultimate goal of human life?

• Wealth

• Pleasure

• Virtue

• Eudaimonia

Which virtue is related to truthfulness in communication and expression?

• Truthfulness

• Sincerity

• Honesty

• Veracity

Which virtue involves giving others their due, treating equals equally, and unequals unequally?

• Courage

• Temperance

• Generosity

• Justice