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

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

3. As explained in Book III, Chapter 3, in what way did writers misuse the epithet?
(a) By applying it to inappropriate subjects.
(b) By applying it to insignificant subjects.
(c) By forgetting to apply it.
(d) By forgetting how to apply it.

4. Which one of the following would be an example of amplification?
(a) The effective results of a previous political plan.
(b) The unintended effects of a political plan.
(c) The positive effects of a political plan.
(d) The ineffective results of a political plan.

5. In the example provided by Aristotle, what was used to object to a common saying?
(a) A common situation.
(b) An unknown situation.
(c) Another common saying.
(d) A lesser known saying.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aristotle, how many ways could objections be raised?

2. Based on Aristotle's discussion of objections, what would be the purpose in making a similar appeal to an argument?

3. Why did Aristotle say that metaphors were useful in a speech?

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

5. Which characteristic did Aristotle think separated powerful people and wealthy people in general?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Aristotle describe the differences between written prose and spoken prose in Book III, Chapter 12?

2. What were some of the characteristics of a refutative enthymeme?

3. How did Aristotle compare a simile and a metaphor in Book III, Chapter 4?

4. What value could surprises have in a speech, and what were some of the forms they could take?

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

6. In Aristotle's opinion, why were non-logical ways necessary to convince certain audiences of a sound argument?

7. How did Aristotle explain the different kinds of arguments used by the three types of rhetoric in Book II, Chapter 18?

8. What would the a fortiori argument refer to in rhetoric?

9. As explained by Aristotle, what four common mistakes were made while writing prose?

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

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