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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 13-19.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which tactic was not included as something that an epideictic rhetorician might use?
(a) Comparison.
(b) Amplification.
(c) Competition.
(d) Exaggeration.
2. According to Aristotle in Book I, Chapter 1, what was not a concern of rhetoric?
(a) A hypothetical subject.
(b) An academic subject.
(c) A specific subject.
(d) A vague subject.
3. Why did Aristotle think the political rhetorician should show that their proposal was in line with the audience's happiness?
(a) To prevent them from forgetting it.
(b) To encourage them to consider it.
(c) To help them understand it.
(d) To convince them to accept it.
4. In Book II, Chapter 26, how many common errors did Aristotle discuss?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.
5. Considering Aristotle's views in Book I, Chapter 2, how would the emotional appeal move an audience?
(a) Through their feelings, not reason.
(b) Through reason, not their feelings.
(c) Through their feelings and reason.
(d) Through neither their feelings or reason.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Aristotle describe arrhythmic prose for speech writing purposes in Book III, Chapter 1?
2. Using an example of the similarities or differences between parents and their children, how did Aristotle describe Socrates' children?
3. Focusing on what they found useful, what did Aristotle say older people cared less about?
4. In addition to context, what type of application of rhetoric did Aristotle think should determine the style?
5. In Aristotle's opinion, why should political rhetoric focus the most on sound argumentation?
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