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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Aristotle's description of fear, what was the opposite of fear?
(a) Ability.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Knowledge.

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

3. What about the past did Aristotle say that a legal orator was concerned with proving?
(a) Facts.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Actions.
(d) Doubts.

4. Based on the information in Book III, Chapter 18, why should a person being interrogated justify their answers?
(a) To cause the interrogator to draw their own conclusions.
(b) To prevent the audience from doubting their responses.
(c) To cause the audience to understand their responses.
(d) To prevent the interrogator from drawing their own conclusions.

5. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 10, how should effective prose express its important points?
(a) With succinct, elegant sayings.
(b) With elegant, extravagant sayings.
(c) With succinct, extravagant, elegant sayings.
(d) With succinct, extravagant sayings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?

2. Which of the following was a reason that Aristotle included as a cause of pity?

3. In what way did Aristotle indicate refutative enthymemes were more effective in Book II, Chapter 26?

4. What did Aristotle think was irrelevant to the feeling of indignation?

5. In what way did Aristotle think the enthymeme should be used in legal oratory?

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