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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. Which cause of human action did Aristotle mention as always being unpleasant?
(a) Anger.
(b) Appetite.
(c) Habit.
(d) Compulsion.

2. What did Aristotle think a political orator should be aware of?
(a) Their country's imports and exports.
(b) Only their country's imports.
(c) Neither their country's imports nor its exports.
(d) Only their country's exports.

3. Why did Aristotle think the completion of a difficult task was pleasant?
(a) What is difficult to get is mostly better than what is easy to get.
(b) What is difficult to get requires extra effort that makes it more rewarding.
(c) What is diffcult to get requires dedication that makes it more rewarding.
(d) What is difficult to get is always better than what is easy to get.

4. What type of argumentation did Aristotle think the dialectic should be associated with?
(a) Simple and valid.
(b) Proper, simple, and valid.
(c) Proper and valid.
(d) Proper and simple.

5. To Aristotle, when did anger take place?
(a) When someone was afraid, had been wronged, or desired revenge.
(b) When someone was afraid or desired revenge.
(c) When someone had been wronged or desired revenge.
(d) When someone was afraid or had been wronged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides goodness itself, what else did Aristotle indicate a political orator must deal with?

2. As explained by Aristotle, what comprised good?

3. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle as a cause for the feeling of calmness?

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

5. According to Aristotle, how could a person defend their position in the future when they discovered the truth of a question?

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