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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 in Book I, Chapter 1, what was not a concern of rhetoric?
(a) A specific subject.
(b) A vague subject.
(c) A hypothetical subject.
(d) An academic subject.

2. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle as a cause for the feeling of calmness?
(a) When someone is not known well by a person.
(b) When someone does not associate with anyone.
(c) When someone has been wronged in an unintentional way.
(d) When someone has helped a person.

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

4. In comparison to the other appeals, how much did Aristotle think that rhetoric resembled the dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) Rhetoric resembled dialectic exactly in the logical appeal.
(b) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the least in the logical appeal.
(c) Rhetoric most closely resembled dialectic in the logical appeal.
(d) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the same in the logical appeal.

5. Why might a speaker use the ethical appeal?
(a) To make their claims more complicated.
(b) To make their claims easier to repeat.
(c) To make their claims easier to understand.
(d) To make their claims more credible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the two kinds of witnesses, why did Aristotle think the ancient witnesses were useful?

2. What did Aristotle say was the chief concern of political rhetoric?

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

4. Included in Aristotle's definition of a rhetorician, which parts of a claim should be adapted to a situation?

5. From the information in Book II, Chapter 1, what should a speaker do in order to put the audience in a certain frame of mind?

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