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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 one of the following would be an example of amplification?
(a) The positive effects of a political plan.
(b) The ineffective results of a political plan.
(c) The unintended effects of a political plan.
(d) The effective results of a previous political plan.

2. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 10, how should effective prose express its important points?
(a) With succinct, extravagant, elegant sayings.
(b) With elegant, extravagant sayings.
(c) With succinct, elegant sayings.
(d) With succinct, extravagant sayings.

3. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?
(a) Luck, nature, and habit.
(b) Luck, nature, habit, and compulsion.
(c) Luck, habit, and compulsion.
(d) Luck, nature, and compulsion.

4. To object to an argument, whose authority did Aristotle think could be appealed to?
(a) A respected writer or lawyer.
(b) A well known writer or lawyer.
(c) A well known writer or judge.
(d) A respected writer or judge.

5. In Aristotle's opinion, what should a good birth lead to?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Balance.
(d) Ambition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many general forms of enthymemes were discussed by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 23?

2. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?

3. As explained in Book I, Chapter 10, what did the general law refer to?

4. According to Aristotle, what was epideictic rhetoric most likely to deal with?

5. How did Aristotle describe the use of narration in political rhetoric?

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