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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter 12, when did people commit crimes?

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

4. What did Aristotle think was irrelevant to the feeling of indignation?

5. Besides proof with explicit premises, what was included in Aristotle's definition of syllogism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences between a rhetorician and a dialectician were mentioned by Aristotle?

2. Why was happiness thought to be a key component in political rhetoric?

3. What was the logical appeal that Aristotle referred to and when would it be used?

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

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

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

7. What knowledge of the forms of government did Aristotle think was necessary for a political rhetorician to have?

8. How were the three main areas of rhetoric introduced by Aristotle?

9. How was the emotional appeal defined by Aristotle?

10. What was Aristotle's explanation of fear and confidence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In proving a case or argument, a rhetorician should know how to object to opposing views.

1) Describe why objections were necessary in rhetoric.

2) Explain the four types of objections in rhetoric.

3) Analyze two examples for each type of objection in rhetoric.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the five non-technical forms of persuasion and how they should be used in forensic oratory. Also, include a description of just and unjust actions and your opinions about how an action should be labeled and/or approached in rhetoric.

Essay Topic 3

Legal rhetoric was a main form of speech for courts and trials in Aristotle's time.

1) Describe the similarities and differences between the two types of law: the special and the general.

2) Explain Aristotle's definition of wrongdoing.

3) Analyze how both laws applied to wrongdoing and legal rhetoric.

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