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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As explained by Aristotle in Book III, Chapter 10, how should effective prose express its important points?
(a) With succinct, elegant sayings.
(b) With elegant, extravagant sayings.
(c) With succinct, extravagant sayings.
(d) With succinct, extravagant, elegant sayings.

3. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) The methods used.
(b) There was no difference between them.
(c) The length of the speech.
(d) The timing of the argument.

4. How many common mistakes did Aristotle indicate were made in prose?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Too many to list.
(d) Three.

5. According to Aristotle, what was epideictic rhetoric most likely to deal with?
(a) Large crowds of uneducated people.
(b) Small crowds of educated people.
(c) Small crowds of uneducated people.
(d) Large crowds of educated people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did Aristotle think an antithesis saying had on the point it was making?

2. According to Aristotle, what should vivid descriptions always depict?

3. Which one of the following would be an example of a fallacious enthymeme?

4. How did Aristotle describe the use of narration in political rhetoric?

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

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