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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. According to Aristotle, what was the most basic cause of pleasure?
(a) Some kind of action in accordance with one's desires.
(b) Some kind of action in accordance with one's abilities.
(c) Some kind of action in accordance with one's nature.
(d) Some kind of action in accordance with one's instincts.

2. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?
(a) Luck, nature, and habit.
(b) Luck, nature, habit, and compulsion.
(c) Luck, habit, and compulsion.
(d) Luck, nature, and compulsion.

3. Included in Aristotle's definition of a rhetorician, which parts of a claim should be adapted to a situation?
(a) Speech and style, but not tone.
(b) Speech, tone, and style.
(c) Tone and style, but not speech.
(d) Speech and tone, but not style.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aristotle explain the binding extent of contracts?

2. Which of the following would be considered an ideal target for a crime?

3. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?

4. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?

5. In Aristotle's description of fear, what was the opposite of fear?

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