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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. According to Aristotle, what was the most basic cause of pleasure?
(a) Some kind of action in accordance with one's instincts.
(b) Some kind of action in accordance with one's nature.
(c) Some kind of action in accordance with one's desires.
(d) Some kind of action in accordance with one's abilities.

2. What type of resources available to the government did Aristotle mention in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Financial and legal.
(b) Everything except financial and legal.
(c) Financial.
(d) Everything except financial.

3. Which of the following would be considered an ideal target for a crime?
(a) A reckless, rich man.
(b) A weak, poor man.
(c) A weak, rich man.
(d) A reckless, poor man.

4. Besides proof with explicit premises, what was included in Aristotle's definition of syllogism?
(a) An introduction.
(b) A conclusion.
(c) Multiple examples.
(d) An example.

5. Which one of the following was an example of national defense provided in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Fortifications.
(b) Previous battles.
(c) Strategy.
(d) Risks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?

2. Who did Aristotle think calmness was felt towards?

3. In dealing with just and unjust actions, how did Aristotle indicate the law could be considered?

4. According to Aristotle, what act should the political rhetorician be concerned with?

5. Which type of disgraces made shame especially significant in Aristotle's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distinction did Aristotle make between war and peace and national defense as subjects of political oratory?

2. Based on Aristotle's analysis of crimes, what would cause a person to commit a crime and how would they select their victim?

3. What differences between a rhetorician and a dialectician were mentioned by Aristotle?

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

5. What knowledge of the forms of government did Aristotle think was necessary for a political rhetorician to have?

6. How was dialectic defined and what was its connection to rhetoric?

7. How were friendship and enmity described by Aristotle?

8. Which causes of human action did Aristotle outline in Book I, Chapter 10, and which ones were voluntary?

9. How were the three main areas of rhetoric introduced by Aristotle?

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

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