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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. Besides goodness itself, what else did Aristotle indicate a political orator must deal with?
(a) Its origin.
(b) Its degree.
(c) Its destination.
(d) Its substance.

2. With the ethical appeal, what would the speaker be attempting to convey to the audience?
(a) Their own experiences or authority.
(b) Their own virtue or experiences.
(c) Their own virtue or authority.
(d) Their own virtue, experiences, or authority.

3. 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 most closely resembled dialectic in the logical appeal.
(d) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the least in the logical appeal.

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) Neither side.
(b) The side that the person disagreed with.
(c) The side that the person agreed with.
(d) Both sides.

5. Which one of the following was not listed by Aristotle as a form of happiness?
(a) Popularity.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Honor.
(d) Reputation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many different subjects of political oratory did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 4?

3. How did Aristotle think rhetoric could be useful in terms of one's beliefs?

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

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

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