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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Aristotle think was not sought by a person displaying kindness?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Compensation.
(c) Self-respect.
(d) Mutual respect.

2. 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.

3. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle as a cause for the feeling of calmness?
(a) When someone has helped a person.
(b) When someone has been wronged in an unintentional way.
(c) When someone does not associate with anyone.
(d) When someone is not known well by a person.

4. Based on Aristotle's explanation, what was the difference between envy and emulation?
(a) Envy is about wanting another to lose their goods while emulation is about wanting the goods for oneself.
(b) Envy can be about a situation while emulation can only be directed towards another person.
(c) Envy can only be directed towards another person while emulation can be about a situation.
(d) Envy is about wanting the goods for oneself while emulation is about wanting another person to lose their goods.

5. Which one of the following was an example of national defense provided in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Risks.
(b) Fortifications.
(c) Strategy.
(d) Previous battles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides goodness itself, what else did Aristotle indicate a political orator must deal with?

2. Which of the following would be considered an ideal target for a crime?

3. To Aristotle, when did anger take place?

4. How did Aristotle think rhetoric could be useful in terms of one's beliefs?

5. According to Aristotle in Book I, Chapter 1, what was not a concern of rhetoric?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Aristotle, what had to happen in order for a person to be shameful or shameless?

2. Which tactics did Aristotle indicate a epideictic rhetorician could use?

3. What distinction did Aristotle make between war and peace and national defense as subjects of political oratory?

4. How was justice described by Aristotle and why was virtue a significant part of rhetoric?

5. What was Aristotle's description of the ethical appeal in rhetoric?

6. In what ways might indignation be considered the opposite of pity, and how did it differ from envy or emulation?

7. What was considered pleasant and unpleasant for the forensic speaker?

8. Which points of view could the law be observed by a legal rhetorician?

9. What were the two types of laws explained in Book I, Chapter 10?

10. How was dialectic defined and what was its connection to rhetoric?

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