COM 409 Unit 2 Quiz

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Rhetoric Through the Ages Quiz

Test your knowledge of the history and principles of rhetoric with our engaging quiz designed for students and enthusiasts alike. Dive into topics ranging from the ancient traditions to the Renaissance thinkers, exploring the contributions of key figures in the field.

With 40 carefully crafted questions, this quiz will challenge your understanding of rhetorical concepts and their evolution over time. Join now to see how well you know rhetoric!

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Who established the seven liberal arts in 429 CE?

Cicero

Christine de Pizan

Martianus Capella

Constantine

This rhetor believed that rhetoric begins with knowledge and has to do with speaking and writing.

George of Trebizond

Francis Bacon

Peter Ramus

Castiglione

This rhetor emphasized Christianity and rhetoric and believed truth was accessible through divine revelation

Augustine

Boethius

Castiglione

Peter Ramus

Short answer: Define "sprezzatura" and identify which rhetor stressed its art.

Just like the Sophists and Aristotle, ____________ and ____________ believe that rhetoric is a morally neutral art.

De Pizan, Boethius

Augustine, Ramus

Bacon, Ramus

Castiglione, de Pizan

Who founded a Christian empire that began the rise of Christianity in the medieval period?

Constantine

Boethius

Ramus

Bacon

Education in the medieval period followed a specific teaching method inspired by dialectic, using two key concepts:

Kairos and sprezzatura

Lectio and disputatio

Teaching and pleasing

Sprezzatura and disputatio

Augustine negotiates between _______ and ________.

Lectio and disputatio

Style and substance

Hermeneutics and homiletics

Greeks and Latins

Name the rhetor that emphasizes the following belief: "Rhetoric should serve philosophy".

Boethius

Castiglione

Augustine

Potato

Name the rhetor that emphasizes the following belief: "Rhetoric should serve truth".

Boethius

Castiglione

Augustine

Potato

Begins with Knowledge; has to do with speaking and writing; sprezzatura is important

Applies reason to imagination for better moving of will; induction is the way to achieve knowledge

Art that should demonstrate embellishment of speech, then delivery; subordinate to dialectic; deductive reasoning

This rhetor believes that universal truth exists, but is only possible through dialectic

Castiglione

Bacon

Ramus

George of Trebizond

Which of these rhetors proposed the idea of the Renaissance Man?

Castiglione

Bacon

Ramus

George of Trebizond

This rhetor states in his text that "speech is the only thing that differentiates us from animals".

Castiglione

Bacon

Ramus

George of Trebizond

Who does Augustine believe is the quintessential example of eloquence?

Apostle Paul

Aristotle

De Pizan

Constantine

This rhetor believes that women should be educated in the arts as well as rhetoric

Constantine

De Pizan

Augustine

Ramus

Identify one significant historical event that occurred during the medieval period and explain how it affected the practice and teaching of rhetoric.

Define protofeminist and identify one quality of a protofeminist in Christine de Pizan.

Whose text does Christine de Pizan respond to?

Apostle Paul

St. Joan of Arc

Constantine

Martianus Capellus

Who was responsible for the upsurge in rhetoric in the 14th century?

Petrarch

Royal Society in London

St. Joan of Arc

Apostle Paul

Developed ideas about how the various disciplines fit together, dialectic is good, rhetoric is bad

Define "vernacular".

Rhetoric emphasized on political context

Rhetoric emphasized on social context

Native languages

Secular institution

Which language died in the Renaissance?

English

Italian

Latin

Rhetoric

The intellectual movement in which the human being became the center of inquiry.

Vernacular

Epistemology

Eloquence

Humanism

Which of these works led to the elevation of reason and signaled the beginning of rhetorical Renaissance?

George of Trebizond's Ad Herennium

Charles Taylor's Great Disembedding

Rene Descartes' Discourse on Method

Queen Elizabeth's Speech to the Troops at Tilbury

Queen Elizabeth I's Speech to the Troops at Tilbury exemplifies which of the following styles?

Subdued

Grand

Middle

Logical

Which of the Four Idols demonstrates overconfidence?

Tribe

Cave

Theatre

Marketplace

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