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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. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?
2. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter 12, when did people commit crimes?
3. In dealing with just and unjust actions, how did Aristotle indicate the law could be considered?
4. Which of the following did Aristotle think were more likely to commit crimes?
5. Why did Aristotle think the completion of a difficult task was pleasant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Besides war and peace and national defense, what other subjects of political oratory did Aristotle include in Book 1, Chapter 4?
2. Why did Aristotle think that kindness received no compensation?
3. What were the two types of laws explained in Book I, Chapter 10?
4. What did oaths add to legal rhetoric?
5. How were the three main areas of rhetoric introduced by Aristotle?
6. Which causes of human action did Aristotle outline in Book I, Chapter 10, and which ones were voluntary?
7. In what ways might indignation be considered the opposite of pity, and how did it differ from envy or emulation?
8. In what way were contracts used by a legal rhetorician?
9. How was justice described by Aristotle and why was virtue a significant part of rhetoric?
10. What distinction did Aristotle make between war and peace and national defense as subjects of political oratory?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A discussion of the epilogue ended On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civic Discourse by Aristotle.
1) Describe the responsibilities of an epilogue in a speech.
2) Explain the techniques that can be used in an epilogue and what the rhetorician should do after the epilogue is completed.
3) Analyze the effect of Aristotle's work on current and future rhetoric, speeches, dialogue, and literature.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the many aspects and traits of virtue and justice, their value in epideictic rhetoric, and the techniques that Aristotle described for applying them to epideictic speaking.
Essay Topic 3
In proving a case or argument, a rhetorician should know how to object to opposing views.
1) Describe why objections were necessary in rhetoric.
2) Explain the four types of objections in rhetoric.
3) Analyze two examples for each type of objection in rhetoric.
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