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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapter 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the ethical appeal, what would the speaker be attempting to convey to the audience?
(a) Their own experiences or authority.
(b) Their own virtue, experiences, or authority.
(c) Their own virtue or authority.
(d) Their own virtue or experiences.

2. Using an example of the similarities or differences between parents and their children, how did Aristotle describe Socrates' children?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Rational.
(d) Intelligent.

3. According to Aristotle, how did people in their prime view success?
(a) It was probable.
(b) It was not improbable.
(c) It was not possible.
(d) It was not impossible.

4. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 2, which type of words should a speech writer use?
(a) Words that are easily pronounced.
(b) Words that are not easily pronounced.
(c) Words whose meanings are obvious.
(d) Words whose meanings are not obvious.

5. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?
(a) Something that is instrumental to something else.
(b) Something that is dependent on something else.
(c) Something that is supplemental to something else.
(d) Something that is relied upon by something else.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many periods of a lifetime did Aristotle discuss in Book II, Chapter 12?

2. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?

3. What type of argumentation did Aristotle think the dialectic should be associated with?

4. According to Aristotle, what was the orator's chief goal?

5. What explanation of justice did Aristotle provide?

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