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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. Based on Aristotle's discussion of objections, what would be the purpose in making a similar appeal to an argument?
(a) To complicate it.
(b) To overshadow it.
(c) To simplify it.
(d) To contradict it.

2. How were antithesis sayings defined by Aristotle?
(a) The reference to three slightly different ideas.
(b) The reference to three vastly different ideas.
(c) The grouping of two similar qualities.
(d) The grouping of two opposite qualities.

3. As both illustrations and fables utilized imagery to make a point, what type of imagery did Aristotle think fables used?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Irrelevant.
(c) Fantastic.
(d) Relevant.

4. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in the forms of surprises he mentioned?
(a) Limericks.
(b) Puns.
(c) Word-plays.
(d) Riddles.

5. How often did Aristotle think complex words should be used in a speech?
(a) Never.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Occasionally.
(d) Rarely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 4, in his discussion of what differentiated a simile from a metaphor?

2. Which characteristic did Aristotle think separated powerful people and wealthy people in general?

3. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in his description of young people?

4. What did Aristotle think the structure of a sentence should always be?

5. In what way did Aristotle indicate refutative enthymemes were more effective in Book II, Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Aristotle's opinion, why were non-logical ways necessary to convince certain audiences of a sound argument?

2. In what way did Aristotle describe the differences between written prose and spoken prose in Book III, Chapter 12?

3. Why might an enthymeme have been more effective with a surprising conclusion?

4. What value could surprises have in a speech, and what were some of the forms they could take?

5. What were some of the characteristics of a refutative enthymeme?

6. What were the four ways that Aristotle listed about how objections could be raised?

7. How did Aristotle explain the different kinds of arguments used by the three types of rhetoric in Book II, Chapter 18?

8. What clarification did Aristotle make about amplification, enthymemes, and the soundness of enthymemes at the end of the section?

9. How did Aristotle compare a simile and a metaphor in Book III, Chapter 4?

10. Which rules for poetry and prose did Aristotle outline in Book III, Chapter 2?

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