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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapter 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?
(a) Luck, nature, habit, and compulsion.
(b) Luck, nature, and compulsion.
(c) Luck, habit, and compulsion.
(d) Luck, nature, and habit.

2. Based on Aristotle's views, how should any good speech be appropriate?
(a) For its audience and past speeches.
(b) For its subject matter and past speeches.
(c) For its audience, subject matter, and past speeches.
(d) For its audience and subject matter.

3. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. According to Aristotle, what was epideictic rhetoric most likely to deal with?
(a) Small crowds of educated people.
(b) Large crowds of educated people.
(c) Large crowds of uneducated people.
(d) Small crowds of uneducated people.

5. How did Aristotle think the speaker should present themselves to the audience?
(a) In a way that appeared to be above the audience.
(b) In a way that inspired knowledge.
(c) In a way that inspired trust.
(d) In a way that appeared to be on the same level as the audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aristotle think rhetoric could be useful in terms of one's beliefs?

2. What effect did Aristotle think an antithesis saying had on the point it was making?

3. Following the example given in Book II, Chapter 24, what false assumption could be made by describing a large crowd?

4. How many common mistakes did Aristotle indicate were made in prose?

5. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in the forms of surprises he mentioned?

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