Read each question carefully and select the best answer.
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1 |  |  Aristotle and Plato disagreed on the question of _____________. Plato saw it in absolute terms, while Aristotle was more interested in application. |
|  | A) | public speaking |
|  | B) | the public realm |
|  | C) | truth |
|  | D) | logos |
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2 |  |  Aristotle wrote his Rhetoric in part in response to the _____________, who he believed neglected logos in favor of pathos. |
|  | A) | theories of Plato |
|  | B) | sophists |
|  | C) | Greeks |
|  | D) | Romans |
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3 |  |  Aristotle's classic definition of rhetoric is the available means of: |
|  | A) | communication |
|  | B) | evaluation |
|  | C) | persuasion |
|  | D) | public discourse |
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4 |  |  The first assumption of Aristotle's theory states that effective public speakers must consider: |
|  | A) | all types of speaking |
|  | B) | good speaking style |
|  | C) | good evidence |
|  | D) | their audience |
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5 |  |  The three proofs that underlie Aristotle's rhetorical theory include which of the following? |
|  | A) | ethos, pathos, and negos |
|  | B) | ethos, pathos, and logos |
|  | C) | ethics, purpose, and reason |
|  | D) | purpose, reason, and credibility |
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6 |  |  Logos refers to the _____________ that speakers employtheir arguments, support, and evidence. |
|  | A) | public persona |
|  | B) | logical proofs |
|  | C) | charisma |
|  | D) | emotional appeals |
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7 |  |  A(n) _____________ is a kind of logic that draws a conclusion from a major and a minor premise. |
|  | A) | syllogism |
|  | B) | enthymeme |
|  | C) | probability |
|  | D) | sign |
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8 |  |  "Drinking too much can be bad for your health" is a statement that Aristotle would call a(n): |
|  | A) | premise |
|  | B) | example |
|  | C) | sign |
|  | D) | probability |
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9 |  |  The primary difference between syllogisms and enthymemes is that the former deals with _____________, while the latter deals with probabilities. |
|  | A) | certainties |
|  | B) | premises |
|  | C) | conclusions |
|  | D) | logic |
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10 |  |  Aristotle's five canons of rhetoric include invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and: |
|  | A) | boundaries |
|  | B) | emotion |
|  | C) | argument |
|  | D) | memory |
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