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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Aristotle define democracy in Book 2, Chapter 8?
(a) A representative elected by the majority.
(b) Two forms of government.
(c) The freedom of its citizens.
(d) Three branches of a government.

2. Which type(s) of happiness was Aristotle referring to in Book I, Chapter 5?
(a) Individual happiness, equal happiness, and prosperity for the country.
(b) Equal happiness.
(c) Prosperity for the country.
(d) Individual happiness.

3. What definition did Aristotle provide for rhetoric in Book I, Chapter 2?
(a) The faculty of observe in any given case the means of persuasion.
(b) The faculty of observe in only certain cases the means of conversation.
(c) The faculty of observe in only certain cases the means of persuasion.
(d) The faculty of observe in any given case the means of conversation.

4. Who did Aristotle think calmness was felt towards?
(a) Those who a person did not feel sympathy for.
(b) Those who a person felt sorry for.
(c) Those who a person understood.
(d) Those who a person did not feel injustice against.

5. Which of the following would be considered an ideal target for a crime?
(a) A reckless, poor man.
(b) A reckless, rich man.
(c) A weak, poor man.
(d) A weak, rich man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aristotle think was the intent of all voluntary actions?

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

3. Which one of the following was mentioned by Aristotle as a way that anger was useful in oratory?

4. As explained in Book I, Chapter 14, which things should be considered when deciding the unjustness of an action?

5. What did Aristotle think the extent of virtues was based on?

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