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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 rejection.
(b) The act of ratification.
(c) The act of legislation.
(d) The act of limitation.

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

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

4. Why did Aristotle think the political rhetorician should show that their proposal was in line with the audience's happiness?
(a) To encourage them to consider it.
(b) To convince them to accept it.
(c) To help them understand it.
(d) To prevent them from forgetting it.

5. How did Aristotle define democracy in Book 2, Chapter 8?
(a) The freedom of its citizens.
(b) A representative elected by the majority.
(c) Two forms of government.
(d) Three branches of a government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation of justice did Aristotle provide?

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

3. Why might a speaker use the ethical appeal?

4. As Aristotle explained, in which situations would rhetoric be useful?

5. Besides proof with explicit premises, what was included in Aristotle's definition of syllogism?

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