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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 12-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to the relationships with other countries, what other part of war and peace did Aristotle explain?
(a) The expansion of a country's army.
(b) The preparedness of a country's army.
(c) The security of a country's borders.
(d) The clarification of a country's borders.

2. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?
(a) Something that is instrumental to something else.
(b) Something that is supplemental to something else.
(c) Something that is relied upon by something else.
(d) Something that is dependent on something else.

3. How did Aristotle think a political orator should convince an audience of their plan?
(a) By showing that it was just as good as all other options.
(b) By showing that it was just as good as most other options.
(c) By showing that it was better than all other options.
(d) By showing that it was better than most other options.

4. Which one of the following assessments did Aristotle use to support his analysis in Book I, Chapter 7?
(a) Some things are better than others.
(b) Some things are not better than others.
(c) Some things are different than others.
(d) Some things are similar to others.

5. Which of the following examples best demonstrates Aristotle's theory of possibility in Book II, Chapter 19?
(a) Heat and sunshine.
(b) Clouds and rain.
(c) Thunder and lightening.
(d) Snow and ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation of justice did Aristotle provide?

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

3. Which tactic was not included as something that an epideictic rhetorician might use?

4. What did Aristotle say was the chief concern of political rhetoric?

5. Besides goodness itself, what else did Aristotle indicate a political orator must deal with?

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