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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What knowledge did Aristotle think was required by political rhetoric?
(a) Various forms of government.
(b) The most effective forms of government.
(c) At least two forms of government.
(d) At least one form of government.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?

2. As explained in Book II, Chapter 4, what type of friends were people most likely to choose?

3. What description of the ethical appeal was given by Aristotle?

4. In Aristotle's opinion, which things did a criminal consider when choosing their victim?

5. In contrast to syllogism, how did Aristotle explain the difference between the arguments in enthymemes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What benefits might ancient witnesses and recent witnesses have for legal rhetoric?

2. What did oaths add to legal rhetoric?

3. Which tactics did Aristotle indicate a epideictic rhetorician could use?

4. In what ways might indignation be considered the opposite of pity, and how did it differ from envy or emulation?

5. How was justice described by Aristotle and why was virtue a significant part of rhetoric?

6. Why did Aristotle think that kindness received no compensation?

7. Besides war and peace and national defense, what other subjects of political oratory did Aristotle include in Book 1, Chapter 4?

8. Which ways should the political rhetorician consider the degree of goodness in forming a convincing argument?

9. What definition did Aristotle give for 'rhetoric' at the beginning of the book?

10. What was considered pleasant and unpleasant for the forensic speaker?

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