This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 107 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 107 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the following an example of:Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf's a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay. A) Appeal to emotion. B) Rhetorical question. C) Appeal to logic. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 2. "You know her-she's taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers." ..... Which type of appeal is being used here? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. Expresses strong emotion A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamatory. 4. Pathos relates to the ..... A) Audience. B) Speaker. C) Author. D) Message/Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audience. 5. My nephew is a monkey! He climbs on everything. A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Euphemism. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 6. The ideas contained in the text A) Purpose. B) Subject. C) Audience. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 7. An entity is referred to by one of its attributes A) Metonymy. B) Periphrasis. C) Malapropism. D) Parnomasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 8. An appeal that targets the feelings of the readers or audience are called ..... A) Appeal to ethics. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to emotion. D) Appeal to shared values and beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to emotion. 9. People who exercise regularly are 40% happier than those who do not. Therefore, everyone should exercise regularly! A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Weather. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 10. A rhetorical device that involves using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing or speech. A) Repetition. B) Anaphora. C) Litotes. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 11. Which literary device is used when apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction? A) Oxymoron. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 12. Toothies is the number one leading toothpaste brand in the country. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 13. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island. A) Use oxymoron. B) Use of epistrophe. C) Use of hyperbole. D) Use of anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use of anaphora. 14. Listing three words or phrases. A) Alliteration. B) Power of Three/Triplet. C) Repetition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power of Three/Triplet. 15. Mark Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)-the greatest orator and one of the prominent statesmen..... in his era. A) Of ancient Rome. B) Ancient Greece. C) Mesopotamia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of ancient Rome. 16. A United States senator creates a list of people to be questioned about possible links to communism, and he actually calls the people on the list "communists." The list is published to be viewed by America. A) Name-calling. B) Plain folks. C) Card-stacking. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name-calling. 17. REMEMBER:What is the connotation of a word? A) The definition of a word. B) The feeling or vibe of a word. C) The synonyms for the word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The feeling or vibe of a word. 18. Identify the rhetorical appeal used:If we don't adopt the puppy, he may never find a home! A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 19. Rhetorical choice-the literal dictionary definition of a word A) Anaphora. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 20. "I walked a million miles to get here" is an example of: A) Hyperbole. B) Repetition. C) Rhetoric. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 21. An attempt to influence how others think or act. A) Concession. B) Persuasion. C) Opinion. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuasion. 22. Chocolate is my cryptonite. A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 23. The repetition of grammaticalelements is used to create aharmonious effect.What you see is what you get.Easy come, easy go. A) Hyperbole. B) Paradox. C) Anaphora. D) Parallel Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallel Structure. 24. Donate just $ 1 a day to starving children. Make sure no one goes hungry under your watch.What type of rhetorical appeal does this statement use? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 25. Adjectives that modify or describe the subject of a sentence or clause and a linked to the subject by a linking verbex. Elizabeth is hungry. A) Paradox. B) Predicate nominative. C) Loose sentence. D) Predicate adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicate adjective. 26. Pick the term that matches the definition:the argument being presented to an audience A) Evidence. B) Choices. C) Tone. D) Appeals. E) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Claim. 27. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tik Tok are all examples of electronic media A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 28. An auxiliary science that deals with the concept of beauty and develops a feeling for beauty (inner and outer beauty, i.e. beauty of thought and beauty of form). A) Ethics. B) Aesthetics. C) Stylistics. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aesthetics. 29. The way a writer uses words to describe events, objects, or ideas.The way an author writers (his/her voice). A) Style. B) Speech. C) Claim. D) Sub-claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Style. 30. Panegyric belongs A) Political speeches. B) With words of praise. C) Military speeches. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With words of praise. 31. Recognize the rhetorical device in this sentence: "Her smile was a ray of sunshine." A) Onomatopoeia. B) Zeugma. C) Metaphor. D) Tautology. E) Simile tagsrhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 32. An argument based on credibility, reputation, authority A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 33. "Ms. Crisp has taught here for years. Go to her if you have questions about Centennial." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 34. True or False? Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Uses vague words and phrases A) Testimonial. B) Glittering generalities. C) Stereotyping. D) Appeal to fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glittering generalities. 36. The technique of creating intense emotions in the text is called- A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos. 37. After Ms. Smith caught Darnisha chewing gum for the third time, Ms. Smith scheduled a parent teacher conference with Darnisha's mother. When Darnisha's mother came into Ms. Smith's classroom, she was chewing gum. Ms. Smith thought to herself, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." What does this idiom mean? A) Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha's mother lives very close to the school. B) Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha dresses like her mother. C) Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha acts a lot like her mother. D) Ms. Smith is surprised to see that Darnisha's mother came. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha acts a lot like her mother. 38. Is used to make a weak argument sound impressive by using academic vocabulary A) Jargon. B) False Analogy. C) Hyperbole. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jargon. 39. A word or combination of words that are meant to make the reader feel a strong emotion A) Charged words. B) Call to Action. C) Anticipate the Opposition . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charged words. 40. What is the author's purpose? A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad. A) Entertain. B) Inform. C) Persuade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform. 41. ..... is the art of using language effectively and persuasively. A) Allusion. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to ethos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetoric. 42. ..... is using language effectively to persuade, inform, educate or entertain. A) Audience awareness. B) Rhetoric. C) Genre. D) Stance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 43. What does it mean to "anoint" something? A) To charge with electricity, or to excite suddenly and intensely. B) To disturb or irritate, usually through repeated small acts. C) To apply oil, or to symbolically indicatea chosen leader. D) To distract or confuse, or to bore someone to the point of distraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To apply oil, or to symbolically indicatea chosen leader. 44. In the sentence, "Her smile was as bright as the sun, " which rhetorical device is employed? A) Tautology. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile tagsrhetoric. D) Zeugma. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile tagsrhetoric. 45. Which response best displays parallelism? A) I like ice cream. B) You look like an angel. C) I like ice cream, angels and eating apples. D) You can reach me by calling, emailing, or visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You can reach me by calling, emailing, or visiting. 46. What role does LOGOS play in a persuasive argument? A) It establishes the credibility of the speaker. B) It establishes an emotional response from the audience. C) It establishes a logical connection between the argument and the audience. D) It creates repetition in sentence structure to create rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It establishes a logical connection between the argument and the audience. 47. What is the key factor in making an audience perceive a speaker as trustworthy? A) Expressing the right emotions. B) Using poetic language. C) Having a strong personal character. D) Being intelligent and knowledgeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a strong personal character. 48. Consider the following proverb: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." Why is this an example of juxtaposition? A) In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks. B) The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you've gotten older. C) The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one's ways. D) This is not an example of juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one's ways. 49. A part or quality of something which is used in substitution of the larger whole, or vice versa."The hospital worked for hours to revive him. (referring to the doctors and nurses in side the hospital) OR She took us outside to look at her new set of wheels. (referring to her new car)." A) Receipt. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synecdoche. 50. A negotiating strategy where goals are identified and opposing views are stated in an effort to reach an agreement. A) Rogerian Argument. B) Backing. C) Oration. D) We are models. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rogerian Argument. 51. Define:Parallelism A) Repetition of conjunctions in close succession. B) The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. 52. Which is the best explanation for the quote "1 in 300 pitbulls find a home, and 599 are killed" (adopt.org). A) This is an example of pathos because it says the word "killed". B) This is logos because there are numbers in it. C) This is an example of logos because the author gives facts to make us feel bad about the number of dogs killed. D) This is an example of ethos because the website is credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is logos because there are numbers in it. 53. Identify the LF: "I've been single since Covid started. I guess people are afraid of germs and that's why I can't get a date." A) Hasty Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) False Causation. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False Causation. 54. What is the figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable? A) Metonymy. B) Paradox. C) Synecdoche. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 55. The way a speaker wants his audience to feel during his/her speech A) Mood. B) Theme. C) Tone. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 56. The definition of rhetoric is? A) Language that is written for speeches. B) To speak to the masses. C) The are of sounding intelligent. D) The art of persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The art of persuasion. 57. Revise this sentence so that it is grammatically correct:If you want to work here send us your resume. A) If you want to work here, send us your resume. B) If you want to, work here send us your resume. C) If, you, want to work here send us your resume. D) If you want to work here send, us, your resume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you want to work here, send us your resume. 58. What is the purpose of personification in writing? A) To distract the reader. B) To confuse the reader. C) To make concepts and objects appear more vivid. D) To make inanimate objects appear less vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make concepts and objects appear more vivid. 59. Du Bois was notable for his use of ..... when proposing arguments. A) Props. B) Demonstrations. C) Data. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Data. 60. Shoot, I don't want to ..... my place in line. A) Loose. B) Loss. C) Lose. D) None of above. 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