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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 could be an example of the emotional appeal?

2. From the information in Book II, Chapter 1, what should a speaker do in order to put the audience in a certain frame of mind?

3. What was another word used for "legal" in Aristotle's discussion of legal rhetoric?

4. How many causes of human action did Aristotle detail in Book I, Chapter 10?

5. How did Aristotle define "the good"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were some of the aspects of anger and calmness that Aristotle discussed in the book?

5. What was Aristotle's explanation of fear and confidence?

6. According to Aristotle, what had to happen in order for a person to be shameful or shameless?

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

8. What was Aristotle's description of the ethical appeal in rhetoric?

9. In what ways might indignation be considered the opposite of pity, and how did it differ from envy or emulation?

10. How was the emotional appeal defined by Aristotle?

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

Argumentation was the basis for rhetoric and oration.

1) Describe the types of argumentation used in each main form of rhetoric.

2) Explain Aristotle's theory of possibility and impossibility, along with three examples of it.

3) Analyze which forms of rhetoric might use Aristotle's theory of possibility and impossibility the most and why.

Essay Topic 3

In the book, Aristotle discussed the three characterizations of sayings in prose.

1) Explain how antithesis sayings are used in rhetoric and provide three examples of them.

2) Describe how metaphors are used in rhetoric and provide three examples of them.

3) Explain how vivid descriptions are used in rhetoric and provide three examples of them.

4) Analyze when antithesis sayings, metaphors, and vivid descriptions would be the most effective in rhetoric or oratory.

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