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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. How did Aristotle think a political orator should convince an audience of their plan?
(a) By showing that it was just as good as all other options.
(b) By showing that it was just as good as most other options.
(c) By showing that it was better than all other options.
(d) By showing that it was better than most other options.
2. What did Aristotle think was irrelevant to the feeling of indignation?
(a) Anger.
(b) Unearned fortune.
(c) Outrage.
(d) Social status.
3. According to Aristotle, how could a person defend their position in the future when they discovered the truth of a question?
(a) Less forcefully.
(b) Less precisely.
(c) More precisely.
(d) More forcefully.
4. What did Aristotle think was not sought by a person displaying kindness?
(a) Compensation.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Mutual respect.
(d) Self-respect.
5. Based on Aristotle's explanation, why was it not possible to be angry at humanity in general?
(a) Because it was impossible for a single person to understand any unfairness by humanity.
(b) Because it was impossible for humanity to be unfair in general.
(c) Because it was impossible for humanity to have incited fear from a single person.
(d) Because it was impossible for humanity to have wronged a single person.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?
2. How did Aristotle differentiate between crime and punishment?
3. Concerning the elicitation of the praise or blame of an audience, what was epideictic rhetoric also called by Aristotle?
4. Which of the following was a reason that Aristotle included as a cause of pity?
5. Which of the following would be considered an ideal target for a crime?
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