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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapter 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As discussed by Aristotle, how many modes of persuasion did rhetoric use?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. As explained by Aristotle in Book I, Chapter 10, what was the concern of the legal rhetorician?
(a) Neither proving nor disproving wrongdoing.
(b) Either proving or disproving wrongdoing.
(c) Only disproving wrongdoing.
(d) Only proving wrongdoing.

3. In Aristotle's opinion, why should political rhetoric focus the most on sound argumentation?
(a) It was the most important.
(b) It was the most exciting.
(c) It was the most austere.
(d) It was the most flexible.

4. In contrast to syllogism, how did Aristotle explain the difference between the arguments in enthymemes?
(a) They were less specific.
(b) They were more formal.
(c) They were more specific.
(d) They were less formal.

5. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?
(a) Luck, habit, and compulsion.
(b) Luck, nature, and habit.
(c) Luck, nature, habit, and compulsion.
(d) Luck, nature, and compulsion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Aristotle's opinion, what did simple words convey?

2. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 4, in his discussion of what differentiated a simile from a metaphor?

3. How did Aristotle define democracy in Book 2, Chapter 8?

4. How often did Aristotle think complex words should be used in a speech?

5. Who did Aristotle think must obey the general law?

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