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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 10-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter 12, when did people commit crimes?
(a) When they thought the reward to be gained outweighed the risk of punishment.
(b) When they thought the risk of punishment was nonexistent.
(c) When they thought the reward was as big as the risk of punishment.
(d) When they refused to think about the risk of punishment.

3. As explained in Book I, Chapter 10, what did the general law refer to?
(a) Written laws of justice.
(b) Written laws of necessity.
(c) Unwritten laws of justice.
(d) Unwritten laws of necessity.

4. What did Aristotle think was the intent of all voluntary actions?
(a) Some apparent good, recognition, or pleasure.
(b) Some apparent good or pleasure.
(c) Some apparent recognition or pleasure.
(d) Some apparent good or recognition.

5. 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) Past crimes, associations, and intentions.
(c) Past crimes and associations.
(d) Associations and intentions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aristotle define "the good"?

2. What definition did Aristotle provide for rhetoric in Book I, Chapter 2?

3. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?

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

5. According to Aristotle, how could a person defend their position in the future when they discovered the truth of a question?

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