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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Concerning the elicitation of the praise or blame of an audience, what was epideictic rhetoric also called by Aristotle?
(a) Irresponsible.
(b) Unceremonial.
(c) Responsible.
(d) Ceremonial.

2. Which one of the following would be an example of a fallacious enthymeme?
(a) To mistake the part for another part.
(b) To mistake the whole for another whole.
(c) To mistake the part of the whole for the whole's previous part.
(d) To mistake the whole for the part.

3. Which tactic was not included as something that an epideictic rhetorician might use?
(a) Comparison.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Amplification.
(d) Competition.

4. Which one of the following could be an example of the emotional appeal?
(a) Making the audience angry to fight a war.
(b) Making the audience tired of listening to the speech.
(c) Making the audience think about a different point of view.
(d) Making the audience doubt their own point of view.

5. According to Aristotle, what was the general difference between enthymemes and examples?
(a) Enthymemes were more persuasive than examples.
(b) Examples were more persuasive than enthymemes.
(c) Neither enthymemes nor examples were persuasive.
(d) Both enthymemes and examples were just as persuasive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aristotle define "the good"?

2. When did Aristotle think "what is good" made one happy?

3. What did Aristotle think a high value of life in older people led to?

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

5. What did Aristotle think was not sought by a person displaying kindness?

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