Aristotelian Virtue Ethics Quiz

What is the first point of Aristotle's Function Argument?

• All objects have a telos

• All objects are beautiful

• All objects are expensive

• All objects are lightweight

What does Aristotle use as an example of a good function in the text?

What does Naomi's example illustrate about the concept of happiness?

• Happiness is always aligned with flourishing

• Happiness can come from simple pleasures

• Happiness is more important than flourishing

• Happiness is unrelated to one's function

What does Aristotle believe virtues are related to?

• Emotions

• Situations

• Rules

• Consequences

What is the vice of deficiency for giving money?

What is the vice of excess for social conduct?

• Self-serving flattery

• Buffoonery

• Profligacy

• Stinginess

What does the text suggest about acquiring traits like wit, courage, and generosity?

• They can be acquired instantly

• They require living those traits to develop them

• They are innate and cannot be developed

• They can be bought

What does Aristotle say about knowing where a brick must go?

• It is enough to be a good builder

• It is not enough to be a good builder

• It is irrelevant to building

• It is the only thing needed to build

What does building require according to Aristotle?

• Only intellectual knowledge

• Practical skill

• Luck

• Natural talent

According to the text, how is a virtuous individual similar to a good builder?

• Both require abstract reflection to perform their tasks.

• Both become comfortable responding to their respective tools and situations.

• Both need intellectual teaching to develop their skills.

• Both need to reflect on how to balance their speed.