The Foundations of Virtue, Quiz #1

"Good" is not a strictly definable term.

True

False

In ethics, we should expect to draw certain conclusions with nearly mathematical precision.

True

False

According to Aristotle, human beings are not the only kind of animals who have the potential to be happy.

True

False

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

The pursuit of pleasure

The pursuit of honor

The pursuit of wealth

The pursuit of action in accord with virtue

Which of the following words is a plausible translation for eudaimonia?

Well-being

Flourishing

Happiness

All of the above

Going to the dentist is an example of which kind of activity?

a means

an end

Both a means and an end

None of the Above

As St. Augustine discovered, evil is

a privation

a lack of a due good

Not a positive reality in itself

All of the above

The classical understanding of definition (beginning with Aristotle) holds that an essential definition consists of

an opinion and a reason

Saying what a thing is not

a genus and a specific difference

Explaining how a word is used

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