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According to Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean, what makes a response virtuous?
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05/10 Virtue Ethics Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
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True or false
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In Aristotle’s account, flourishing is more than a temporary feeling of pleasure or satisfaction.
- A
True
- B
False
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What term does Aristotle use for the process by which repeated actions and practices gradually form stable dispositions?
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The intellectual virtue that enables a person to deliberate well about how to live and what to do in particular circumstances is .
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Two people help a neighbor, but one acts from genuine concern while the other seeks publicity. Why might virtue ethics evaluate their actions differently?
- A
The motives and character expressed in performing the action
- B
Only whether the action produces the same visible result
- C
Only whether the action conforms to a written rule
- D
The social status of the person receiving help
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Which practices are part of moral habituation as described in the material? Select all correct answers.
- A
Understanding what the situation requires
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Understanding why the response is appropriate
- C
Performing the same movement mechanically without reflection
- D
Learning to regulate emotions and desires
- E
Choosing the response willingly
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True or false
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A person who is highly intelligent automatically possesses practical wisdom, even if the person’s goals are corrupt.
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True
- B
False
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What Greek term does Aristotle use for the ultimate goal of human life, commonly translated as “flourishing”?
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A defective character trait or disposition involving excess, deficiency, distorted judgment, or inappropriate response is called a .
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An employee discovers that a colleague has made a serious but accidental error in a report. Which response best reflects the virtue-ethical analysis in the material?
- A
Publicly accuse the colleague immediately to demonstrate strictness
- B
Ignore the mistake because it was accidental
- C
Speak privately with the colleague, encourage correction, and report through appropriate channels if others could be harmed
- D
Correct the report secretly without informing the colleague
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Which statements describe strengths of virtue ethics identified in the material? Select all correct answers.
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It explains why motives and character matter
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It connects ethics with moral education and lifelong development
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It guarantees a single mechanical answer for every moral emergency
- D
It recognizes the complexity of real situations
- E
It presents morality as part of a broader account of living well
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Open ended
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Apply virtue ethics to the following case: You discover that a colleague has made a serious but accidental error in a report, and leaving it uncorrected could harm others. Explain what a virtuous response would involve and why.
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Which statement correctly distinguishes Aristotle’s virtues of character from intellectual virtues?
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Virtues of character concern only abstract knowledge, while intellectual virtues concern emotions
- B
Virtues of character include courage and temperance, while intellectual virtues include understanding and practical wisdom
- C
Virtues of character are temporary feelings, while intellectual virtues are bodily habits
- D
Virtues of character are external goods, while intellectual virtues are social institutions
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Which question best expresses the central focus of virtue ethics?
- A
Whether an action follows a rule regardless of character
- B
What kind of person one should become and what a virtuous person would do
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Whether an action produces the greatest immediate pleasure
- D
Whether an action is socially popular
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A person receives an unexpected financial benefit and wants to help others while also planning responsibly for the future. According to the doctrine of the mean, what response best expresses generosity?
- A
Give nothing because keeping all resources is always virtuous
- B
Give away everything immediately because generosity requires maximum sacrifice
- C
Give an appropriate amount while retaining what is responsibly needed
- D
Spend the entire benefit on personal status
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Which description best captures Aristotle's idea of flourishing?
- A
A temporary feeling of pleasure produced by pleasant experiences
- B
A whole-life condition involving the active exercise of virtue and human excellence
- C
The possession of money and status regardless of how they are used
- D
Freedom from every difficult emotion or responsibility
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A student first returns a lost item because a teacher is watching. After continued practice and reflection, the student returns lost items because returning what belongs to another has become part of the student's character. What process best explains this change?
- A
The student has become honest simply because the teacher was watching
- B
The student has learned that rules never matter when no one is present
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The student's repeated practice has helped form honesty as a stable character trait
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The student has demonstrated only that returning items is always pleasurable
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True or false
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True or false: In Aristotle's doctrine of the mean, moral virtue always consists in choosing a mathematically equal midpoint between two quantities.
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True
- B
False
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What is Aristotle's term for the process by which repeated appropriate actions gradually form stable character dispositions?
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What term names the intellectual virtue that enables sound deliberation about what to do in particular circumstances?