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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. In addition to context, what type of application of rhetoric did Aristotle think should determine the style?
(a) Simple.
(b) General.
(c) Complex.
(d) Specific.

2. What about the past did Aristotle say that a legal orator was concerned with proving?
(a) Facts.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Doubts.
(d) Actions.

3. According to Aristotle, what was epideictic rhetoric most likely to deal with?
(a) Small crowds of uneducated people.
(b) Small crowds of educated people.
(c) Large crowds of uneducated people.
(d) Large crowds of educated people.

4. In order to object to an argument using Aristotle's explanations, how might it be attacked?
(a) Scientifically.
(b) Directly.
(c) Humorously.
(d) Rationally.

5. According to Aristotle, how was the structure of text conveyed in the periodic prose?
(a) By the flow of words and the tone of the orator's voice.
(b) By the flow of words, the length of each sentence, and the tone of the orator's voice.
(c) By the length of each sentence and the tone of the orator's voice.
(d) By the flow of words and the length of each sentence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following examples best demonstrates Aristotle's theory of possibility in Book II, Chapter 19?

3. How many periods of a lifetime did Aristotle discuss in Book II, Chapter 12?

4. How were antithesis sayings defined by Aristotle?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might the antithesis sayings emphasize a particular point?

2. Based on Aristotle's discussion at the beginning of Book II, Chapter 12, which things could influence a person's feelings?

3. How did Aristotle define the application of vivid descriptions in rhetoric?

4. Which example did Aristotle use to display the fallacious ways an enthymeme could be formed?

5. How did Aristotle define a maxim?

6. What clarification did Aristotle make about amplification, enthymemes, and the soundness of enthymemes at the end of the section?

7. Which rules for poetry and prose did Aristotle outline in Book III, Chapter 2?

8. Based on the information in Book III, Chapter 10, which ideas could a metaphor help to deliver and why?

9. As the second type of example, what were the two forms of the invented facts?

10. Why might an enthymeme have been more effective with a surprising conclusion?

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