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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. To Aristotle, when did anger take place?

2. Which type(s) of happiness was Aristotle referring to in Book I, Chapter 5?

3. How did Aristotle define that which is unpleasant?

4. According to Aristotle, what act should the political rhetorician be concerned with?

5. Why did Aristotle think the universal law was higher than the special law?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was justice described by Aristotle and why was virtue a significant part of rhetoric?

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

4. Why did Aristotle think that kindness received no compensation?

5. What was the logical appeal that Aristotle referred to and when would it be used?

6. Why was happiness thought to be a key component in political rhetoric?

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

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

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

10. How was dialectic defined and what was its connection to rhetoric?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Feelings and emotions were present in both powerful speaking and rhetoric.

1) Describe ten of the emotions that Aristotle included in the book, their characteristics, and how they can influence a person's actions

2) Explain the origin of feelings and emotions, and why they are important in rhetoric.

3) Analyze the effect that emotion has in rhetoric, its ability to gain the trust of the audience and when it should be included in a speech.

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