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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. Considering Aristotle's views in Book I, Chapter 2, how would the emotional appeal move an audience?
(a) Through their feelings and reason.
(b) Through their feelings, not reason.
(c) Through neither their feelings or reason.
(d) Through reason, not their feelings.

2. What type of argumentation did Aristotle think the dialectic should be associated with?
(a) Proper and valid.
(b) Simple and valid.
(c) Proper, simple, and valid.
(d) Proper and simple.

3. Of the two kinds of witnesses, why did Aristotle think the ancient witnesses were useful?
(a) They could be questioned or tampered with.
(b) They could be tampered with or accused of partiality.
(c) They could be questioned or accused of partiality.
(d) They could be questioned, tampered with, or accused of partiality.

4. According to Aristotle, how could a person defend their position in the future when they discovered the truth of a question?
(a) More forcefully.
(b) More precisely.
(c) Less precisely.
(d) Less forcefully.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What knowledge did Aristotle think was required by political rhetoric?

2. Which tactic was not included as something that an epideictic rhetorician might use?

3. What were three examples of the voluntary causes for human action listed by Aristotle?

4. In addition to the relationships with other countries, what other part of war and peace did Aristotle explain?

5. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?

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