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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Continuing the theme of Aristotle's logic, what could be used to deduce the impossible?
(a) The possible.
(b) Facts and speculation.
(c) Other impossibilities.
(d) Facts and opinions.

2. What type of resources available to the government did Aristotle mention in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Financial.
(b) Everything except financial.
(c) Everything except financial and legal.
(d) Financial and legal.

3. Included in Aristotle's definition of a rhetorician, which parts of a claim should be adapted to a situation?
(a) Speech, tone, and style.
(b) Tone and style, but not speech.
(c) Speech and style, but not tone.
(d) Speech and tone, but not style.

4. What knowledge did Aristotle think was required by political rhetoric?
(a) Various forms of government.
(b) At least one form of government.
(c) The most effective forms of government.
(d) At least two forms of government.

5. What was included in the special laws referenced by Aristotle?
(a) All of the explicit statutes of a political body.
(b) Some of the logical opinions of a political body.
(c) All of the logical opinions of a political body.
(d) Some of the explicit statutes of a political body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of disgraces made shame especially significant in Aristotle's opinion?

2. Based on Aristotle's discussion of objections, what would be the purpose in making a similar appeal to an argument?

3. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle as a cause for the feeling of calmness?

4. As explained by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 24, what else might a person equivocate?

5. Who did Aristotle think calmness was felt towards?

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