View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In comparison to the other appeals, how much did Aristotle think that rhetoric resembled the dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) Rhetoric most closely resembled dialectic in the logical appeal.
(b) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the same in the logical appeal.
(c) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the least in the logical appeal.
(d) Rhetoric resembled dialectic exactly in the logical appeal.

3. How did Aristotle define democracy in Book 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Two forms of government.
(b) The freedom of its citizens.
(c) Three branches of a government.
(d) A representative elected by the majority.

4. Based on Aristotle's explanation, why was it not possible to be angry at humanity in general?
(a) Because it was impossible for humanity to have wronged a single person.
(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 a single person to understand any unfairness by humanity.

5. What did Aristotle think a high value of life in older people led to?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Thoughtfulness.
(c) Skepticism.
(d) Appreciation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aristotle, what act should the political rhetorician be concerned with?

2. Which of the following examples best demonstrates Aristotle's theory of possibility in Book II, Chapter 19?

3. In order to object to an argument using Aristotle's explanations, how might it be attacked?

4. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?

5. How did Aristotle define calmness?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 313 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample