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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 10-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was included in the special laws referenced by Aristotle?
(a) Some of the logical opinions of a political body.
(b) All of the logical opinions of a political body.
(c) All of the explicit statutes of a political body.
(d) Some of the explicit statutes of a political body.

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

3. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?
(a) Something that is instrumental to something else.
(b) Something that is relied upon by something else.
(c) Something that is dependent on something else.
(d) Something that is supplemental to something else.

4. Which one of the following could be an example of the emotional appeal?
(a) Making the audience doubt their own point of view.
(b) Making the audience tired of listening to the speech.
(c) Making the audience think about a different point of view.
(d) Making the audience angry to fight a war.

5. What description of the ethical appeal was given by Aristotle?
(a) Appeal to the speaker's character.
(b) Appeal to the speaker's intent.
(c) Appeal to the speaker's past.
(d) Appeal to the speaker's associations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What knowledge did Aristotle think was required by political rhetoric?

2. Which of the following did Aristotle think were more likely to commit crimes?

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

4. As explained by Aristotle, what comprised good?

5. In the beginning of the book, which one of the following did Aristotle indicate about rhetoric?

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