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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 4-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many forms did Aristotle think the emotional appeal could take?
(a) One form.
(b) Only a few specific forms.
(c) A variety of forms.
(d) Two forms.

2. In comparison to the other appeals, how much did Aristotle think that rhetoric resembled the dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) Rhetoric most closely resembled dialectic in the logical appeal.
(b) Rhetoric resembled dialectic exactly in the logical appeal.
(c) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the least in the logical appeal.
(d) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the same in the logical appeal.

3. What type of resources available to the government did Aristotle mention in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Everything except financial.
(b) Financial.
(c) Everything except financial and legal.
(d) Financial and legal.

4. 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) The side that the person disagreed with.
(c) Neither side.
(d) The side that the person agreed with.

5. How many different subjects of political oratory did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type(s) of happiness was Aristotle referring to in Book I, Chapter 5?

2. How did Aristotle think a political orator should convince an audience of their plan?

3. According to Aristotle's explanation, how would a speaker approach a subject when using the logical appeal?

4. What did Aristotle think a political orator should be aware of?

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

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