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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. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter1, for which side(s) of a question could rhetoric allow a person to make good cases?
(a) Both sides.
(b) Neither side.
(c) The side that the person agreed with.
(d) The side that the person disagreed with.

2. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?
(a) Something that is instrumental to something else.
(b) Something that is dependent on something else.
(c) Something that is relied upon by something else.
(d) Something that is supplemental to something else.

3. 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 better than others.
(c) Some things are different than others.
(d) Some things are similar to others.

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

5. How did Aristotle explain the binding extent of contracts?
(a) They were not binding.
(b) Only between two individuals.
(c) Only between the courts and an individual.
(d) Only between two individuals or the courts and an individual.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Aristotle think "what is good" made one happy?

4. Considering Aristotle's views in Book I, Chapter 2, how would the emotional appeal move an audience?

5. How did Aristotle differentiate between crime and punishment?

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