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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Aristotle's opinion, which things did a criminal consider when choosing their victim?
(a) Vulnerability and value.
(b) Vulnerability and convenience.
(c) Value and convenience.
(d) Vulnerability, value, and convenience.

2. What were three examples of the voluntary causes for human action listed by Aristotle?
(a) Reasoning, compulsion, and appetite.
(b) Reasoning, anger, and compulsion.
(c) Anger, compulsion, and appetite.
(d) Reasoning, anger, and appetite.

3. Who did Aristotle think must obey the general law?
(a) Over half of humanity.
(b) At least three quarters of humanity.
(c) At least half of humanity.
(d) All of humanity.

4. What types of examples did Aristotle discuss in Book II, Chapter 20?
(a) Hypothetical facts and invented facts.
(b) Actual facts and invented facts.
(c) Actual facts, hypothetical facts, and invented facts.
(d) Actual facts and hypothetical facts.

5. As both illustrations and fables utilized imagery to make a point, what type of imagery did Aristotle think fables used?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Relevant.
(c) Fantastic.
(d) Irrelevant.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Book III, Chapter 3, in what way did writers misuse the epithet?

2. How often did Aristotle think complex words should be used in a speech?

3. How did Aristotle define that which is unpleasant?

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

5. How many non-technical means of persuasion did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 15?

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