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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in his description of young people?
(a) Independent.
(b) Bold.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Active.

3. What did Aristotle think was wrong with the metaphor that compared a man with a square?
(a) He thought it was boring.
(b) He thought it was too complex.
(c) He thought it was confusing.
(d) He thought it was too simple.

4. In Book II, Chapter 26, how many common errors did Aristotle discuss?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

6. According to Aristotle, how did people in their prime view success?
(a) It was not improbable.
(b) It was not impossible.
(c) It was not possible.
(d) It was probable.

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

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

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

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

11. As explained by Aristotle in Book II, Chapter 18, what was political argumentation concerned with?
(a) Past events.
(b) Both past and future events.
(c) Neither past nor future events.
(d) Future events.

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

13. Using an example of the similarities or differences between parents and their children, how did Aristotle describe Socrates' children?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Rational.
(d) Intelligent.

14. In order for an enthymeme to be successful, what recommendation did Aristotle have about its conclusion?
(a) It should be obvious.
(b) It should not be obvious.
(c) It should be long.
(d) It should be short.

15. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 4, in his discussion of what differentiated a simile from a metaphor?
(a) They tended to be more involved.
(b) They tended to be more complex.
(c) They used "like" or "as."
(d) They used different rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Aristotle's opinion, why should political rhetoric focus the most on sound argumentation?

2. Focusing on what they found useful, what did Aristotle say older people cared less about?

3. Based on Aristotle's explanation of the wealthy, how did wealthy people view the opinions of others about money?

4. According to Aristotle, what should vivid descriptions always depict?

5. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 10, how should effective prose express its important points?

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