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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As discussed in Book III, Chapter 12, what should legal rhetoric blend argumentation with?
(a) A familiar delivery.
(b) Effective delivery.
(c) A familiar style.
(d) Effective style.

3. Why did Aristotle consider metaphors to be useful in Book III, Chapter 10?
(a) People connect with sensible ideas.
(b) People connect with similar ideas.
(c) People enjoy thoughtful ideas.
(d) People enjoy new ideas.

4. What did Aristotle indicate was the result of using complex, foreign words?
(a) They caused people to stop thinking of things.
(b) They confused people.
(c) They annoyed people.
(d) They caused people to overthink things.

5. What was the basic method used in the a fortiori argument that Aristotle referred to in Book II, Chapter 23?
(a) To focus on only one position at a time.
(b) To prove one thing by proving another first.
(c) To focus on several positions at once.
(d) To argue two entirely different things at once.

6. How did Aristotle describe the difference between spoken and written prose?
(a) Spoken prose was generally more stylized and less complicated.
(b) Spoken prose was generally more stylized and complicated.
(c) Written prose was generally more stylized and less complicated.
(d) Written prose was generally more stylized and complicated.

7. According to Aristotle, what was the general difference between enthymemes and examples?
(a) Both enthymemes and examples were just as persuasive.
(b) Examples were more persuasive than enthymemes.
(c) Enthymemes were more persuasive than examples.
(d) Neither enthymemes nor examples were persuasive.

8. What effect did Aristotle think an antithesis saying had on the point it was making?
(a) It made the point especially startling.
(b) It made the point less complex.
(c) It made the point especially striking.
(d) It made the point more complex.

9. How many periods of a lifetime did Aristotle discuss in Book II, Chapter 12?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

10. According to Aristotle, how many ways could objections be raised?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

12. What was thought to be incorrect about the example of the misuse of the epithet that Aristotle provided?
(a) An ordinary verb was applied to an extraordinary noun.
(b) An extraordinary verb was applied to an ordinary noun.
(c) An extraordinary adjective was applied to an ordinary noun.
(d) An ordinary adjective was applied to an extraordinary noun.

13. As pointed out by Aristotle, what advantage did a speech that included a surprise have for a listener?
(a) The listener would be more likely to agree with it.
(b) The listener would be more likely to repeat it.
(c) The listener would be more likely to remember it.
(d) The listener would be more likely to understand it.

14. What did the paean avoid in order to gain Aristotle's endorsement as the ideal rhythm for prose?
(a) A common meter.
(b) A definite meter.
(c) An uncommon meter.
(d) An indefinite meter.

15. Why did Aristotle say that amplification and depreciation were not forms of enthymemes?
(a) They were not comprehensible arguments.
(b) They were not familiar arguments.
(c) They were not logical arguments.
(d) They were familiar arguments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following was not included in Aristotle's recommendations for orators on how to write and speak their arguments?

2. Using the same example in the previous question, why did Aristotle think a blossoming flower was a better choice for the metaphor?

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

4. Following the example given in Book II, Chapter 24, what false assumption could be made by describing a large crowd?

5. How did Aristotle describe vivid speech?

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