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

2. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 10, how should effective prose express its important points?
(a) With succinct, extravagant sayings.
(b) With succinct, elegant sayings.
(c) With succinct, extravagant, elegant sayings.
(d) With elegant, extravagant sayings.

3. Focusing on what they found useful, what did Aristotle say older people cared less about?
(a) The past and the opinions of others.
(b) Honor, the past, and the opinions of others.
(c) Honor and the opinions of others.
(d) Honor and the past.

4. Which of the following examples best demonstrates Aristotle's theory of possibility in Book II, Chapter 19?
(a) Thunder and lightening.
(b) Snow and ice.
(c) Heat and sunshine.
(d) Clouds and rain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did Aristotle think an antithesis saying had on the point it was making?

2. As pointed out by Aristotle, what advantage did a speech that included a surprise have for a listener?

3. What did Aristotle think a high value of life in older people led to?

4. How were antithesis sayings defined by Aristotle?

5. As both illustrations and fables utilized imagery to make a point, what type of imagery did Aristotle think fables used?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the periodic form of prose, and why did Aristotle prefer it?

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

3. What was the benefit of using actual facts, the first type of example?

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

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

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

7. Which styles of political, forensic, and epideictic rhetoric were discussed at the end of Book III, Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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