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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was a refutative enthymeme considered to be more effective by Aristotle?
(a) It was more concise and more elegant.
(b) It was less concise and less elegant.
(c) It was more concise and less elegant.
(d) It was less concise and more elegant.

2. What did Aristotle think the structure of a sentence should always be?
(a) Detailed.
(b) Simple.
(c) Clear.
(d) Implied.

3. Which view did Aristotle think people in their prime had of money?
(a) A view that was mostly correct, but incorrect in some ways.
(b) An incorrect view.
(c) A correct view.
(d) A view that was mostly incorrect, but correct in some ways.

4. How did Aristotle describe vivid speech?
(a) Very exciting.
(b) Very effective.
(c) Somewhat exciting.
(d) Somewhat effective.

5. As both illustrations and fables utilized imagery to make a point, what type of imagery did Aristotle think fables used?
(a) Relevant.
(b) Irrelevant.
(c) Fantastic.
(d) Realistic.

6. As explained by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 24, what else might a person equivocate?
(a) The use of words.
(b) The meaning of words.
(c) The order of events.
(d) The description of events.

7. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 2, which type of words should a speech writer use?
(a) Words whose meanings are obvious.
(b) Words that are easily pronounced.
(c) Words that are not easily pronounced.
(d) Words whose meanings are not obvious.

8. In Aristotle's opinion, why were many people not swayed by sound arguments?
(a) They were too uneducated.
(b) They were too emotional.
(c) They were not emotional enough.
(d) They were too educated.

9. In what way did Aristotle indicate refutative enthymemes were more effective in Book II, Chapter 26?
(a) Rhetorically.
(b) Literally.
(c) Metaphorically.
(d) Hypothetically.

10. How many general forms of enthymemes were discussed by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 23?
(a) Twenty four.
(b) Thirty eight.
(c) Thirty four.
(d) Twenty eight.

11. In Aristotle's opinion, what did simple words convey?
(a) What people already know.
(b) What people want to know.
(c) What people do not want to know.
(d) What people do not already know.

12. How did Aristotle describe arrhythmic prose for speech writing purposes in Book III, Chapter 1?
(a) Too predictable.
(b) Too unrestricted.
(c) Too unpredictable.
(d) Too restricted.

13. Although a refutative enthymeme might be more effective in a certain sense, how did Aristotle describe all enthymemes?
(a) Equally sound.
(b) Inequally valid.
(c) Inequally sound.
(d) Equally valid.

14. How were antithesis sayings defined by Aristotle?
(a) The grouping of two similar qualities.
(b) The grouping of two opposite qualities.
(c) The reference to three vastly different ideas.
(d) The reference to three slightly different ideas.

15. Which of the following examples best demonstrates Aristotle's theory of possibility in Book II, Chapter 19?
(a) Clouds and rain.
(b) Snow and ice.
(c) Thunder and lightening.
(d) Heat and sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to object to an argument using Aristotle's explanations, how might it be attacked?

2. According to Aristotle, what was the general difference between enthymemes and examples?

3. In addition to context, what type of application of rhetoric did Aristotle think should determine the style?

4. According to Aristotle, how did people in their prime view success?

5. Why did Aristotle prefer the periodic prose to the free-running prose?

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