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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. 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 expansion of a country's army.
(c) The clarification of a country's borders.
(d) The security of a country's borders.

2. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 10, how should effective prose express its important points?
(a) With succinct, extravagant sayings.
(b) With succinct, elegant sayings.
(c) With succinct, extravagant, elegant sayings.
(d) With elegant, extravagant sayings.

3. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) The timing of the argument.
(b) The methods used.
(c) The length of the speech.
(d) There was no difference between them.

4. How did Aristotle think the speaker should present themselves to the audience?
(a) In a way that inspired knowledge.
(b) In a way that appeared to be above the audience.
(c) In a way that inspired trust.
(d) In a way that appeared to be on the same level as the audience.

5. Why did Aristotle think the completion of a difficult task was pleasant?
(a) What is difficult to get is always better than what is easy to get.
(b) What is difficult to get requires extra effort that makes it more rewarding.
(c) What is difficult to get is mostly better than what is easy to get.
(d) What is diffcult to get requires dedication that makes it more rewarding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Aristotle, what was the most basic cause of pleasure?

3. Focusing on what they found useful, what did Aristotle say older people cared less about?

4. Why did Aristotle say that metaphors were useful in a speech?

5. What did Aristotle indicate was the result of using complex, foreign words?

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