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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 Aristotle explained, in which situations would rhetoric be useful?
(a) Situations where dialectic would also be appropriate.
(b) Situations where dialectic would be inappropriate.
(c) Situations where dialectic would be understood.
(d) Situations where dialectic would be misunderstood.
2. 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) The side that the person agreed with.
(b) The side that the person disagreed with.
(c) Neither side.
(d) Both sides.
3. In addition to the relationships with other countries, what other part of war and peace did Aristotle explain?
(a) The preparedness of a country's army.
(b) The security of a country's borders.
(c) The expansion of a country's army.
(d) The clarification of a country's borders.
4. In what way did Aristotle indicate refutative enthymemes were more effective in Book II, Chapter 26?
(a) Hypothetically.
(b) Rhetorically.
(c) Literally.
(d) Metaphorically.
5. As pointed out by Aristotle, what advantage did a speech that included a surprise have for a listener?
(a) The listener would be more likely to remember it.
(b) The listener would be more likely to understand it.
(c) The listener would be more likely to agree with it.
(d) The listener would be more likely to repeat it.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many general forms of enthymemes were discussed by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 23?
2. To object to an argument, whose authority did Aristotle think could be appealed to?
3. Following the example given in Book II, Chapter 24, what false assumption could be made by describing a large crowd?
4. As explained by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 24, what else might a person equivocate?
5. How did Aristotle differentiate between crime and punishment?
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