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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following was not listed by Aristotle as a form of happiness?

2. What were three examples of the voluntary causes for human action listed by Aristotle?

3. What definition did Aristotle provide for rhetoric in Book I, Chapter 2?

4. As explained in Book I, Chapter 3, which type of rhetoric attempted to convince a legislature to take a particular action?

5. What type of resources available to the government did Aristotle mention in Book I, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which points of view could the law be observed by a legal rhetorician?

2. Why would rhetoric be used to help define individual beliefs?

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

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

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

6. What were the two types of laws explained in Book I, Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast enthymemes and examples in rhetoric. Include an analysis of the twenty eight forms of enthymemes, the two types of examples, Aristotle's reference to historical and political examples of both, and how enthymemes and examples were applied to rhetoric in general.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the three main areas of rhetoric, their applications, styles, and the specific types of points that each were effective in delivering. Also, provide a current example of each area to depict how they are being used in modern times.

Essay Topic 3

The Introduction of a speech set the stage for the points and arguments it was designed to deliver.

1) Describe the two main purposes for an introduction.

2) Explain the techniques used in an effective introduction.

3) Analyze the situations that Aristotle thought an introduction would work the best and why.

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