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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. What did Aristotle think a political orator should be aware of?
(a) Neither their country's imports nor its exports.
(b) Their country's imports and exports.
(c) Only their country's exports.
(d) Only their country's imports.

2. How many causes of human action did Aristotle detail in Book I, Chapter 10?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

3. According to Aristotle in Book I, Chapter 1, what was not a concern of rhetoric?
(a) An academic subject.
(b) A hypothetical subject.
(c) A specific subject.
(d) A vague subject.

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

5. In Aristotle's opinion, which things did a criminal consider when choosing their victim?
(a) Value and convenience.
(b) Vulnerability and convenience.
(c) Vulnerability, value, and convenience.
(d) Vulnerability and value.

Short Answer Questions

1. In comparison to a spoken speech, how did Aristotle think a written speech would often appear?

2. According to Aristotle, what was the general difference between enthymemes and examples?

3. Which cause of human action did Aristotle mention as always being unpleasant?

4. What was used in the example that argued the existence of a "non-animal" in Book II, Chapter 24?

5. As discussed in Book III, Chapter 12, what should legal rhetoric blend argumentation with?

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