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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 12-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following could be an example of the emotional appeal?
(a) Making the audience angry to fight a war.
(b) Making the audience think about a different point of view.
(c) Making the audience tired of listening to the speech.
(d) Making the audience doubt their own point of view.

2. How many different subjects of political oratory did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. As explained in Book I, Chapter 14, which things should be considered when deciding the unjustness of an action?
(a) Past crimes and the intentions.
(b) Associations and intentions.
(c) Past crimes, associations, and intentions.
(d) Past crimes and associations.

4. Which one of the following was mentioned by Aristotle as a way that anger was useful in oratory?
(a) To give authority to the speaker.
(b) To give credibility to the speaker.
(c) To diminish the effect of an opposing argument.
(d) To enhance the effect of the speaker's argument.

5. Which one of the following assessments did Aristotle use to support his analysis in Book I, Chapter 7?
(a) Some things are not better than others.
(b) Some things are similar to others.
(c) Some things are different than others.
(d) Some things are better than others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aristotle think the extent of virtues was based on?

2. What was another word used for "legal" in Aristotle's discussion of legal rhetoric?

3. What was included in the special laws referenced by Aristotle?

4. Based on Aristotle's explanation, why was it not possible to be angry at humanity in general?

5. In what type of person did Aristotle explain there was an especially strong temptation to commit crimes?

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