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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 of the following did Aristotle think were more likely to commit crimes?
(a) Clever people.
(b) Ignorant people.
(c) Malicious people.
(d) Weak people.

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

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

4. What were three examples of the voluntary causes for human action listed by Aristotle?
(a) Reasoning, anger, and appetite.
(b) Anger, compulsion, and appetite.
(c) Reasoning, compulsion, and appetite.
(d) Reasoning, anger, and compulsion.

5. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) The methods used.
(b) The timing of the argument.
(c) There was no difference between them.
(d) The length of the speech.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Aristotle, what was the orator's chief goal?

3. How did Aristotle define "the good"?

4. In Aristotle's opinion, which things did a criminal consider when choosing their victim?

5. Why might a speaker use the ethical appeal?

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