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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Aristotle think a political orator should be aware of?
(a) Only their country's imports.
(b) Only their country's exports.
(c) Their country's imports and exports.
(d) Neither their country's imports nor its exports.

2. In contrast to syllogism, how did Aristotle explain the difference between the arguments in enthymemes?
(a) They were more specific.
(b) They were more formal.
(c) They were less specific.
(d) They were less formal.

3. How many different subjects of political oratory did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

5. Which kind of distinction was made by Aristotle between war and peace, and national defense?
(a) No difference.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Subtle.
(d) Distinct.

6. 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?
(a) Ask them questions.
(b) Challenge them.
(c) Compliment them.
(d) Manipulate their emotions.

7. According to Aristotle, how could a person defend their position in the future when they discovered the truth of a question?
(a) Less forcefully.
(b) More forcefully.
(c) Less precisely.
(d) More precisely.

8. How did Aristotle think the political orator should be able to speak about the good?
(a) Candidly.
(b) Knowledgeably.
(c) Briefly.
(d) Extensively.

9. Why did Aristotle think the political rhetorician should show that their proposal was in line with the audience's happiness?
(a) To encourage them to consider it.
(b) To convince them to accept it.
(c) To prevent them from forgetting it.
(d) To help them understand it.

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

11. How did Aristotle define that which is unpleasant?
(a) The opposite of good.
(b) The opposite to any of the things that have been determined to be pleasant.
(c) The opposite to certain things that have been determined to be pleasant.
(d) The opposite of pleasure.

12. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?
(a) Luck, nature, habit, and compulsion.
(b) Luck, nature, and habit.
(c) Luck, nature, and compulsion.
(d) Luck, habit, and compulsion.

13. As explained by Aristotle, what comprised good?
(a) Only two main things.
(b) A few different things.
(c) Only one main thing.
(d) Many different things.

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

15. How did Aristotle define democracy in Book 2, Chapter 8?
(a) A representative elected by the majority.
(b) Three branches of a government.
(c) The freedom of its citizens.
(d) Two forms of government.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Book I, Chapter 10, what did the general law refer to?

2. Based on Aristotle's explanation, why was it not possible to be angry at humanity in general?

3. How did Aristotle think the speaker should present themselves to the audience?

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

5. Considering Aristotle's views in Book I, Chapter 2, how would the emotional appeal move an audience?

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