This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 135 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 135 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An obvious exaggeration A) Hyperbole. B) Sarcasm. C) Understatement. D) Reversal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 2. Which appeal is dominant in the following example?"They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 3. True or false? 'Comprobatio' is making a small concession in order to gain a more significant win. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 4. The part of the argument that supports the claim with facts, statistics, expert opinions, and logical reasons is called what? A) Logos. B) Support. C) Evidence. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 5. Showing how two items are different A) Problem/solution. B) Contrast/juxtaposition. C) Definition. D) Cause and/or effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast/juxtaposition. 6. Who is the speaker and author of the speech? A) Richard Nixon. B) Carrie Chapman Catt. C) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. D) Susan B. Anthony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrie Chapman Catt. 7. Repeating particular phrases for effect A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 8. 'We', 'Us', 'Our' A) Inclusive Pronouns. B) Anaphora. C) Advocate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusive Pronouns. 9. The repeated use of a word. A) DICTION. B) REPETITION. C) ANECDOTE. D) METAPHOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPETITION. 10. How the author uses language and words to accomplish a goal A) Rhetoric. B) Oratory. C) Diction. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 11. Oral communication between two or more people (although it is one of the most common and simplest forms of speech, it is extremely important to take care of the beauty of expression, choice of words and correct pronunciation) A) Recitation. B) Recitation. C) Storytelling. D) Conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conversation. 12. Which word best describes the following example:You should try your best in this class because the 5 credits you can earn are necessary to graduate. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 13. There is little to no "creative license" offered within the memoir genre. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, words, etc. side-by-side in order to compare/contrast. A) Juxtaposition. B) Motif. C) Allusion. D) Chaismus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 15. Passion and apathy A) Juxtaposition. B) Understatement. C) Hyperbole. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 16. Identify the Rhetorical Device:She stuck to sticky notes, since sticky notes stuck to her. A) Allusion. B) Chaismus. C) Multi-connectors. D) Unrelated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chaismus. 17. A figure of speech that occurs when a speaker or character says one thing but means something else, or when what is said is the opposite of what is expected, creating a noticeable incongruity. A) Ridicule. B) Understatement. C) Irony. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 18. What does the first S representative of in SOAPSTone? A) Sorcerer. B) Speaker. C) Subject. D) Supplier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker. 19. How does your textbook (ch 2) define rhetorical analysis? A) Reading texts rhetorically. B) Breaking down the ways an author composes her message to an audience. C) Analyzing the questions used in a text. D) Understanding the artistic proofs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking down the ways an author composes her message to an audience. 20. A statement in which a seeming contradiction may reveal an unexpected truth. A) Paradox. B) Polysyndeton. C) Parallelism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 21. Saying one thing is something else to show how they're similar A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 22. Gardening is the perfect hobby for those who need ..... from hectic city life. A) Inevitable. B) Respite. C) Torpor. D) Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respite. 23. If you aren't worried about education laws, you're missing the danger they create. A) Faulty analogy. B) Rhetorical explanation/rhetorical definition. C) Truth surrogate. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical explanation/rhetorical definition. 24. One type of subject complement-an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb in the predicate of the sentence A) Predicate nominative. B) Predicate adjective. C) Periodic sentence. D) Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 25. Which of these is an example of exemplum? A) Baking soda is an essential ingredient in biscuits. B) In the movie "Goodfellas, " Joe Pesci's most famous scene is when he asks Ray Liotta: "What do you mean I'm funny?". C) If I would've known you were coming, I'd've baked a cake!. D) "For example, I marched for civil rights with Dr. King in 1963.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "For example, I marched for civil rights with Dr. King in 1963.". 26. What is the purpose of the partitio section in classical rhetoric? A) To provide background information on the topic. B) To conclude the essay with a strong closing statement. C) To summarize the main points of the essay. D) To forecast the argumentative points. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To forecast the argumentative points. 27. What does CAMP stand for? A) Context, Audience, Mood, Purpose. B) Contrast, Alliteration, Metaphor, Porpoise. C) Context, Audience, Message, Purpose. D) Context, Argument, Message, Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Context, Audience, Message, Purpose. 28. Which rhetorical technique is being used in this example? "Verizon has five (5) times more coverage than Sprint!" A) Expert Opinion. B) Cause and Effect. C) Comparison and Contrast. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparison and Contrast. 29. From the TedEd video about Caesar, Brutus joins the conspiracy because A) Cassius paid him to join. B) Pompei was a close ally and Brutus wanted to be loyal. C) He was fearful that Caesar would become a tyrant. D) His wife's reputation was at stake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was fearful that Caesar would become a tyrant. 30. A word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences A) Assonance. B) Anaphora. C) Euphemism. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 31. What is the meaning of the allusion:Ask me anything, I'm like Google! A) I know all of the answers. B) I need the internet to survive. C) I am rich. D) I hate bad weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I know all of the answers. 32. True or False:Du Bois was the first member in his family to go to school. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. Used to make these abstractions, animal, or objects appear more vivid to the reader. A) Animate. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 34. Ideas are presented in a way that seems opposite to what is really meant A) Irony and sarcasm. B) Parenthesis. C) Pun. D) Emotional language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony and sarcasm. 35. Rul3 of Three:Why might a writer want to list things in multiples of three (3)? A) The audience is more likely to give applause if they hear items in 3s. B) The audience is more likely to laugh if they hear items in 3s. C) The audience is more likely to trust the speaker if they hear items in 3s. D) The audience is more likely to remember if they hear items in 3s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The audience is more likely to remember if they hear items in 3s. 36. What is the definition of the logical fallacy, slippery slope? A) A conclusion based on the thought that if something happens, it will cause a ripple of other effects. B) A conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. C) A conclusion that if something happened after an event, the event must have caused it. D) A conclusion that restates the argument rather than actually proving it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A conclusion based on the thought that if something happens, it will cause a ripple of other effects. 37. John O'Sullivan's ethos is mainly established through A) His audience of primarily Democrats. B) His publication in his self-made magazine. C) Confident statements throughout. D) Using elevated vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His publication in his self-made magazine. 38. Bradstreet says, "when we live no more, we live ever." A) Paradox. B) Metaphor. C) Exposition. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 39. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"Listerine is recommended by most dental professionals." A) Weather. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 40. "Mr. Becker plays basketball in his free time, but he also likes cooking, swimming, reading, and playing instruments" is an example of what? A) Rhetorical Questions. B) Parallelism. C) Tone. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 41. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (usually a single word) A) Metonymy. B) Invective. C) Oxymoron. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 42. The purposeful repetition of conjunctions in a sentence. A) Multi-connector. B) Unconnected. C) Paralinguistics. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multi-connector. 43. Which rhetorical device is defined by the repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables sequence? A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Repetition. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 44. Premise:Whales are mammals. Fact:A beluga is a type of whale. Conclusion:A beluga is a mammal. A) Deductive Reasoning Example. B) Abductive Reasoning Example. C) Inductive Reasoning Example. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deductive Reasoning Example. 45. A common work or phrase that is used when people talk, but not used in assigned writing. "How's is goin'?" for "how are you?' A) Allegory. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquialism. 46. The appeal to character and credibility of the author. Example: "As a doctor, I am best qualified to recommend the right treatment." A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 47. Rhetoric is also known as the art of ..... A) Persuasion. B) Writing. C) Yelling. D) Getting Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasion. 48. Find the rhetorical device in the following statement: "The bees buzzed in the garden." A) Onomatopoeia. B) Tautology. C) Simile tagsrhetoric. D) Zeugma. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 49. Rhetoric means ..... A) Comedic speaking or writing. B) Persuasive speaking or writing. C) Informative speaking or writing. D) Exaggerated speaking or writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuasive speaking or writing. 50. Which rhetorical appeal uses emotion in order to persuade an audience? A) Ethos. B) Rhetoric. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 51. An advantage of this appeal is that it provides strong evidence for decision-making; the disadvantage is that it can require a higher degree of reader or listener attention, so may "win" the audience over as quickly as other appeals. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 52. Choose the correct term for the following definition:The arguments that can be made to oppose a viewpoint. A) Claim. B) Support. C) Counterclaim. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterclaim. 53. The writer uses superlatives and adjectives to make a situation seem much worse / better than it really is A) Over-exaggeration. B) Emotional language. C) Irony and sarcasm. D) Facts and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over-exaggeration. 54. Comparison between two things to support conclusions about one based on the similarities to another. A) Analogy. B) Expert testimony. C) Anecdote. D) Testimony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 55. The definition of Verbal Irony is: A) Something happening that is very different to what was expected. B) To mock or convey contempt toward a person or subject. C) A figure of speech. D) The choice and use of words in speech or writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A figure of speech. 56. An encomium is a(n) A) Speech of blame. B) Greek of that. C) Trope. D) Rhetorical situation. E) Speech of praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Speech of praise. 57. Which of the following uses correct parallelism? A) He wanted three things out of college:to learn a skill, to make good friends, and to learn about life. B) He wanted three things out of college:to learn a skill, to make good friends, and learning about life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted three things out of college:to learn a skill, to make good friends, and to learn about life. 58. Define authors purpose A) Greek word:mask; the face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience. B) The author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince the audience. C) The spread of ideas and information to further a cause. The use of lies, rumors, disinformation and scare tactics to damage or promote a cause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince the audience. 59. Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 60. What is the purpose of the speaker in the rhetorical situation? A) To convey a message. B) To analyze the language used. C) To understand the context. D) To establish credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To convey a message. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesRhetoric Quiz 1Rhetoric Quiz 2Rhetoric Quiz 3Rhetoric Quiz 4Rhetoric Quiz 5Rhetoric Quiz 6Rhetoric Quiz 7Rhetoric Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books