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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Aristotle define "the good"?
(a) That which is sought for its own sake.
(b) That which is sought for another's sake.
(c) That which is sought for the well being of the country.
(d) That which is sought for the well being of an individual.

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

3. As Aristotle explained, in which situations would rhetoric be useful?
(a) Situations where dialectic would also be appropriate.
(b) Situations where dialectic would be understood.
(c) Situations where dialectic would be inappropriate.
(d) Situations where dialectic would be misunderstood.

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

5. As explained in Book I, Chapter 14, which things should be considered when deciding the unjustness of an action?
(a) Past crimes and the intentions.
(b) Past crimes and associations.
(c) Past crimes, associations, and intentions.
(d) Associations and intentions.

6. According to Aristotle, what act should the political rhetorician be concerned with?
(a) The act of limitation.
(b) The act of rejection.
(c) The act of ratification.
(d) The act of legislation.

7. How many causes of human action did Aristotle detail in Book I, Chapter 10?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

8. What explanation of justice did Aristotle provide?
(a) A mean between two extremes.
(b) A well intentioned set of actions.
(c) A means between three extremes.
(d) A well intentioned action.

9. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter1, for which side(s) of a question could rhetoric allow a person to make good cases?
(a) The side that the person disagreed with.
(b) Neither side.
(c) The side that the person agreed with.
(d) Both sides.

10. Which one of the following assessments did Aristotle use to support his analysis in Book I, Chapter 7?
(a) Some things are similar to others.
(b) Some things are better than others.
(c) Some things are different than others.
(d) Some things are not better than others.

11. As discussed by Aristotle, how many modes of persuasion did rhetoric use?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

12. What definition did Aristotle provide for rhetoric in Book I, Chapter 2?
(a) The faculty of observe in any given case the means of persuasion.
(b) The faculty of observe in only certain cases the means of persuasion.
(c) The faculty of observe in only certain cases the means of conversation.
(d) The faculty of observe in any given case the means of conversation.

13. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

15. Which of the following would be considered an ideal target for a crime?
(a) A reckless, poor man.
(b) A weak, rich man.
(c) A reckless, rich man.
(d) A weak, poor man.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In comparison to the other appeals, how much did Aristotle think that rhetoric resembled the dialectic in the logical appeal?

4. With the ethical appeal, what would the speaker be attempting to convey to the audience?

5. How did Aristotle describe the feeling of friendship?

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