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Rhetoric Quiz 106 (60 MCQs)

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1. Predict an outcome, analyze how an event or phenomenon occurred, identify what led to an action or decision. (a)
2. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness-A Tales of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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4. "To think on death it is a misery, / T o think on life it is a vanity;/ to think on the world verily it is, / to think that here man hath no perfect bliss.' Peachum
5. What is "ethos" ?
6. An exaggeration used to emphasize a point
7. In what year was it written?
8. A comparison between two items in using the words like or as.
9. "You there, have you no dignity?"This is an example of which device?
10. These are special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
11. What are two reasons that Kinghorn gives as he works to support his position that social media shaming is a bad idea?
12. Language that is not meant to be taken literally. Includes imagery, simile, metaphor, allusion, hyperbole, personification, and idiom, for example.
13. When our class reads Oh the Places You'll Go!, we are considered the
14. This is a figure of speech which is developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work.
15. The following is an example of which rhetorical device? Bill is a cheerful pessimist.
16. Which of the following is a rhetorical feature that you could analyze in a Rhetorical Analysis?
17. If you do not do your homework, then the test will be difficult.This step by step reasoning is an example of using
18. Example:We shall pay the price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty (JFK's Inaugural Address)
19. Takes one large concept and divides it into individual pieces; put items into categories; divide by characteristics
20. Referring to the government of the US as "Washington"
21. *the attitude given from the speaker's choice of words, examples, and claims.
22. A means of convincing people to buy a certain product, believe something, act in a certain way, or agree with a point of view.
23. Aristotle discovered that there are three ways to appeal to (attract/interest) people:
24. In which country did rhetoric form a key part of education in the 17th and 18th centuries?
25. Correctly punctuate the following sentence:The dog sleeps in the bedroom and the boy sleeps in the doghouse.
26. You said that, and I heard you. You yelled that, and I heard you. You ignored that, and I heard you.
27. Argument in which general conclusions are drawn from specific facts
28. Rhetorical Device retpetiotion at the end of a line to emphasize a particular idea
29. "You call this clean?"
30. Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses; a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions.
31. The purpose of low style is .....
32. Chris is the smartest student in the 9th grade. This is an example of .....
33. What is a comparison using "like" or "as" ? An example is as follows: "She looked like a doll.""
34. The claim or main point
35. What is the term for restating a passage in your own words?
36. Praising the audience to make them more likely to accept your opinion
37. Define Rhetorical appeals
38. The use of disparaging or abusive names to attack those who oppose the speaker or writer
39. What does ethos refer to in the context of persuasion?
40. Which sentence is parallel?
41. According to Fox, there is hope for Parkinson's patients because .....
42. What is this an example of:Even though she is caring and patient, she is sometimes treated like the Cinderella of the family.
43. I should do well on the test. I've been studying.
44. What does the Greek word "ethos" mean?
45. For many young women, wearing the hijab (Islamic head covering) shows that they are attached to their culture, proud of their religion, and secure in their identity.
46. Presents your topic to the reader and indicates how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter discussed
47. The importance of providing evidence is to provide ..... for your claim
48. What is the Rhetorical term for Listener?
49. "Mommy I want to go home now because the cat has scratched me!" The speaker's ..... is to communicate that she is in danger.
50. Parallel structure:Satellites give us plenty of information about human activities, and the knowledge that they add about birds is a lot as well.
51. All sound arguments must be logical.
52. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
53. Which rhetorical device is being used in the following quote:'I am Lazarus, come from the dead.'?
54. What is a rhetorical situation?
55. "I can't go out this weekend. I have a ton of homework. Ten whole questions!"
56. A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
57. Logical fallacy in which someone claims that an idea should be accepted because a large number of people favor it or believe it to be true.
58. Doer of the action is the subject and the receiver of the action is the direct object
59. The Center for Disease Control, an official government organization, advises everyone to get a flu vaccination.
60. Which of the following is an example of 'periphrasis'?
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