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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following were examples of the involuntary causes for human action that Aristotle outlined?
(a) Luck, nature, and habit.
(b) Luck, nature, and compulsion.
(c) Luck, nature, habit, and compulsion.
(d) Luck, habit, and compulsion.

2. What explanation of justice did Aristotle provide?
(a) A mean between two extremes.
(b) A well intentioned set of actions.
(c) A means between three extremes.
(d) A well intentioned action.

3. As Aristotle explained, in which situations would rhetoric be useful?
(a) Situations where dialectic would also be appropriate.
(b) Situations where dialectic would be inappropriate.
(c) Situations where dialectic would be understood.
(d) Situations where dialectic would be misunderstood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What definition did Aristotle provide for rhetoric in Book I, Chapter 2?

3. Based on Aristotle's explanation, why was it not possible to be angry at humanity in general?

4. In what type of person did Aristotle explain there was an especially strong temptation to commit crimes?

5. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle as a cause for the feeling of calmness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distinction did Aristotle make between war and peace and national defense as subjects of political oratory?

2. What was Aristotle's description of the ethical appeal in rhetoric?

3. In what way were contracts used by a legal rhetorician?

4. How was the emotional appeal defined by Aristotle?

5. Which causes of human action did Aristotle outline in Book I, Chapter 10, and which ones were voluntary?

6. What differences between a rhetorician and a dialectician were mentioned by Aristotle?

7. What knowledge of the forms of government did Aristotle think was necessary for a political rhetorician to have?

8. How did Aristotle explain the good and the useful in terms of political rhetoric?

9. Based on Aristotle's analysis of crimes, what would cause a person to commit a crime and how would they select their victim?

10. Which points of view could the law be observed by a legal rhetorician?

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