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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 10-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What definition did Aristotle provide for rhetoric in Book I, Chapter 2?
(a) The faculty of observe in only certain cases the means of conversation.
(b) The faculty of observe in any given case the means of conversation.
(c) The faculty of observe in only certain cases the means of persuasion.
(d) The faculty of observe in any given case the means of persuasion.

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

3. Concerning the elicitation of the praise or blame of an audience, what was epideictic rhetoric also called by Aristotle?
(a) Ceremonial.
(b) Unceremonial.
(c) Irresponsible.
(d) Responsible.

4. With the ethical appeal, what would the speaker be attempting to convey to the audience?
(a) Their own experiences or authority.
(b) Their own virtue or authority.
(c) Their own virtue, experiences, or authority.
(d) Their own virtue or experiences.

5. In what type of person did Aristotle explain there was an especially strong temptation to commit crimes?
(a) Someone that has already committed a crime and has been caught, but not convicted.
(b) Someone that was unaware of the punishment for committing a crime.
(c) Someone that has never committed a crime.
(d) Someone that has already committed a crime, but has not been caught.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Book I, Chapter 10, what did the general law refer to?

2. What description of the ethical appeal was given by Aristotle?

3. What knowledge did Aristotle think was required by political rhetoric?

4. As explained in Book I, Chapter 14, which things should be considered when deciding the unjustness of an action?

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

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