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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 4-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aristotle, what act should the political rhetorician be concerned with?
(a) The act of legislation.
(b) The act of ratification.
(c) The act of rejection.
(d) The act of limitation.

2. What type of resources available to the government did Aristotle mention in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Financial and legal.
(b) Everything except financial and legal.
(c) Financial.
(d) Everything except financial.

3. Which kind of distinction was made by Aristotle between war and peace, and national defense?
(a) Distinct.
(b) No difference.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Subtle.

4. How many different subjects of political oratory did Aristotle discuss in Book I, Chapter 4?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What was another word used for "legal" in Aristotle's discussion of legal rhetoric?
(a) Forensic.
(b) Civil.
(c) Political.
(d) Lawful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aristotle think a political orator should be aware of?

2. Which one of the following was an example of national defense provided in Book I, Chapter 4?

3. In comparison to the other appeals, how much did Aristotle think that rhetoric resembled the dialectic in the logical appeal?

4. As explained in Book I, Chapter 3, which type of rhetoric attempted to convince a legislature to take a particular action?

5. Based on the information in Book I, Chapter1, for which side(s) of a question could rhetoric allow a person to make good cases?

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