Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to a teleological explanation, giraffes have long necks because of natural selection and mutation.
2. According to a teleological explanation, giraffes have long necks so that they can reach high branches.
3. To Aristotle, virtue means acting with excellence.
4. Aristotle's virtue theory says that there are three kinds of virtues: one that is in deficiency, one that is just right, and one that is in excess.
5. For Aristotle, we are morally good if we are capable of choosing the mean between extremes.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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