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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. What did Aristotle think was the intent of all voluntary actions?

3. What did Aristotle think was not sought by a person displaying kindness?

4. How did Aristotle explain the binding extent of contracts?

5. When did Aristotle think "what is good" made one happy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did oaths add to legal rhetoric?

4. In what way were contracts used by a legal rhetorician?

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

6. Based on Aristotle's analysis of crimes, what would cause a person to commit a crime and how would they select their victim?

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

8. How was the emotional appeal defined by Aristotle?

9. Which tactics did Aristotle indicate a epideictic rhetorician could use?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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