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

2. Considering Aristotle's views in Book I, Chapter 2, how would the emotional appeal move an audience?
(a) Through reason, not their feelings.
(b) Through their feelings and reason.
(c) Through neither their feelings or reason.
(d) Through their feelings, not reason.

3. Which one of the following was not listed by Aristotle as a form of happiness?
(a) Honor.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Reputation.

4. How did Aristotle differentiate between crime and punishment?
(a) Crime was immediate while punishment was remote.
(b) Crime and punishment were immediate.
(c) Crime was remote while punishment was immediate.
(d) Crime and punishment were remote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aristotle say that amplification and depreciation were not forms of enthymemes?

2. How many forms did Aristotle think the emotional appeal could take?

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

4. Which one of the following was mentioned by Aristotle as a way that anger was useful in oratory?

5. What was the basic method used in the a fortiori argument that Aristotle referred to in Book II, Chapter 23?

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