The Nicomachean Ethics Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Nicomachean Ethics? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. A person who lacks self-restraint because of "spiritedness" is like a "swift servant" because


he lets his passions rule his reason
he quits his work at the first disappointment
he runs really fast
he deliberates before acting
Q. In what way is a wicked person like a bad city?


They both smell.
They're both governed by bad laws.
They're both ruled by an external power.
They both live with regret.
Q. Why does Aristotle describe a friend as a "second self"?


Because after a while, friends look alike.
Because they spend a lot of time together.
Because there's equality between them.
Because they do things for each other.
Q. The friendship between a king and his subjects is most closely associated with the friendship between


husband and wife
brothers
comrades-in-arms
father and son
Q. Aristotle compares the relationship between husband and wife to


an aristocracy
a tyranny
a democracy
a timocracy