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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 4-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation of justice did Aristotle provide?
(a) A means between three extremes.
(b) A well intentioned action.
(c) A well intentioned set of actions.
(d) A mean between two extremes.

2. As explained in Book I, Chapter 3, which type of rhetoric attempted to convince a legislature to take a particular action?
(a) Political.
(b) Tactical.
(c) Non-political.
(d) National.

3. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) The methods used.
(b) The timing of the argument.
(c) The length of the speech.
(d) There was no difference between them.

4. In the beginning of the book, which one of the following did Aristotle indicate about rhetoric?
(a) It was an art.
(b) It was a science.
(c) It was neither an art nor a science.
(d) It was an art and a science.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aristotle's explanation, how would a speaker approach a subject when using the logical appeal?

2. Which kind of distinction was made by Aristotle between war and peace, and national defense?

3. Why might a speaker use the ethical appeal?

4. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter1, for which side(s) of a question could rhetoric allow a person to make good cases?

5. Concerning the elicitation of the praise or blame of an audience, what was epideictic rhetoric also called by Aristotle?

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