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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Aristotle think were more likely to commit crimes?
(a) Clever people.
(b) Malicious people.
(c) Weak people.
(d) Ignorant people.

2. When did Aristotle think "what is good" made one happy?
(a) Occasionally.
(b) Always.
(c) Never.
(d) Most of the time.

3. As Aristotle explained, in which situations would rhetoric be useful?
(a) Situations where dialectic would be misunderstood.
(b) Situations where dialectic would also be appropriate.
(c) Situations where dialectic would be inappropriate.
(d) Situations where dialectic would be understood.

4. According to Aristotle, what act should the political rhetorician be concerned with?
(a) The act of legislation.
(b) The act of rejection.
(c) The act of limitation.
(d) The act of ratification.

5. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?
(a) Something that is supplemental to something else.
(b) Something that is relied upon by something else.
(c) Something that is dependent on something else.
(d) Something that is instrumental to something else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Included in Aristotle's definition of a rhetorician, which parts of a claim should be adapted to a situation?

2. What did Aristotle think was irrelevant to the feeling of indignation?

3. As explained in Book I, Chapter 14, which things should be considered when deciding the unjustness of an action?

4. What did Aristotle think anger was always directed towards?

5. Besides goodness itself, what else did Aristotle indicate a political orator must deal with?

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