COMM 3600 EXAM 2 FILIPPELLI
AUBURN 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
longinus - ANS who discussed the sublime in writing?
false - ANS True/False: Much of St. Augustine's rhetorical teachings were based on Aristotle's
"On Rhetoric."
compositio - ANS Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of a Medieval letter?
umo universale - ANS The ideal orator during the Renaissance was known as the ____ or
"universal man."
Christine de Pizan - ANS Europe's first professional woman writer, self-educated at the Court
of King Charles the V, most famous work "The Treasure of the City of Ladies"
The issue Luther was most concerned with involved: - ANS The practice of selling papal
indulgences to provide salvation for people who could pay great sums of money
Hermeneutics - ANS the art of interpreting texts correctly, especially scriptures or religious
texts.
The Enlightenment is known as the Age of - ANS age of reason
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, T or F: Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment philosophy when he
wrote the Declaration of Independence. - ANS True
True or False: Enlightenment era thinkers are responsible for our constitutional guarantee of
the presumption of innocence in criminal trials. - ANS True
The event that marked the "final straw" for the Roman Republic was: - ANS cicero's exile
Which of the following is NOT one of the five canons of rhetoric? - ANS dispensation
Who was considered to be Rome's greatest orator and teacher of oratory? - ANS cicero
Who defined an orator as "a good man skilled in speaking?" - ANS Quintilian
Cicero - ANS Marcus Tullius Cicero was born January 3, 106 BCE and died December 7, 43
BCE.
Considered to be Rome's greatest orator and teacher of oratory.
Was also one of the Republic's most important statesmen.
Forced into exile because of one of his enemies.
The person most responsible for bringing the teaching of rhetoric to Christianity in the Middle
Ages was ___ - ANS augustine
True or False: Christians were initially suspicious of Roman teachings on rhetoric during the
Middle Ages. - ANS true
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AUBURN 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
longinus - ANS who discussed the sublime in writing?
false - ANS True/False: Much of St. Augustine's rhetorical teachings were based on Aristotle's
"On Rhetoric."
compositio - ANS Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of a Medieval letter?
umo universale - ANS The ideal orator during the Renaissance was known as the ____ or
"universal man."
Christine de Pizan - ANS Europe's first professional woman writer, self-educated at the Court
of King Charles the V, most famous work "The Treasure of the City of Ladies"
The issue Luther was most concerned with involved: - ANS The practice of selling papal
indulgences to provide salvation for people who could pay great sums of money
Hermeneutics - ANS the art of interpreting texts correctly, especially scriptures or religious
texts.
The Enlightenment is known as the Age of - ANS age of reason
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, T or F: Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment philosophy when he
wrote the Declaration of Independence. - ANS True
True or False: Enlightenment era thinkers are responsible for our constitutional guarantee of
the presumption of innocence in criminal trials. - ANS True
The event that marked the "final straw" for the Roman Republic was: - ANS cicero's exile
Which of the following is NOT one of the five canons of rhetoric? - ANS dispensation
Who was considered to be Rome's greatest orator and teacher of oratory? - ANS cicero
Who defined an orator as "a good man skilled in speaking?" - ANS Quintilian
Cicero - ANS Marcus Tullius Cicero was born January 3, 106 BCE and died December 7, 43
BCE.
Considered to be Rome's greatest orator and teacher of oratory.
Was also one of the Republic's most important statesmen.
Forced into exile because of one of his enemies.
The person most responsible for bringing the teaching of rhetoric to Christianity in the Middle
Ages was ___ - ANS augustine
True or False: Christians were initially suspicious of Roman teachings on rhetoric during the
Middle Ages. - ANS true
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