Quiz on Virtue Ethics

What is the main question that Virtue Ethics seeks to answer?

• What are my moral obligations?

• What is the greatest good?

• What type of person should I be?

• What should I do?

According to Aristotle, what is the function of man?

• To seek pleasure

• To reason well

• To follow societal norms

• To accumulate wealth

What does Plato compare the human soul to?

• A city-state

• A machine

• A garden

• A book

Which of the following is NOT one of the three parts of the soul according to Plato?

• Emotion

• Appetitive

• Reason

• Spirit

What is the term used by Aristotle for human flourishing?

• Phronesis

• Arete

• Telos

• Eudaimonia

What is a virtue according to the text?

• A social convention

• A law of nature

• A character trait that enables flourishing

• A moral obligation

Which philosopher argued that virtue is knowledge?

• Epicurus

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

What does Aristotle say about moral virtues?

• They are innate

• They are learned by repetition

• They are determined by society

• They are purely intellectual

What is the Golden Mean in Virtue Ethics?

• The balance between excess and deficiency

• The average of all virtues

• The ultimate goal of life

• The highest moral principle

What is the role of reason in Plato's view of the soul?

• To suppress desires

• To express emotions

• To create art

• To follow instincts