This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describes the variety, the conventions, and purposes of major kinds of writing A) Prose. B) Sarcasm. C) Parody. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetoric. 2. When something seems to bethe opposite of what youexpect, it can be a bitconfusing.We spend the time we don't have.The teacher has a right to mark theanswer wrong. A) Logos. B) Allusion. C) Paradox. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 3. Definition:Folding A) The repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence. B) An ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence. 4. Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely." A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 5. What is a slippery slope? A) When writers or speakers argue that something must be okay (correct, reasonable) because it is a common behavior or because most people do it. B) An argument used to evade or divert attention from the topic discussed. C) It is an argument that suggests taking a minor action will lead to major and sometimes ludicrous consequences. D) Uses the conclusion to support the premise that supports the conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is an argument that suggests taking a minor action will lead to major and sometimes ludicrous consequences. 6. What was the purpose for the "Declaration of Sentiments" ? A) Women wanted to point out the unfairness of their treatment by men, using their own words against them. B) The women wanted men to see all of their flaws. C) Women were tired of not being allowed to vote. D) The women wanted the founding fathers to re-write the Declaration of Independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women wanted to point out the unfairness of their treatment by men, using their own words against them. 7. "I don't want to live on in my work. I want to live on in my apartment." //"No quiero seguir viviendo en mi trabajo. Quiero vivir en mi apartamento" . A) Parallelism. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 8. Appealing to your audience using emotions (vivid language and anecdotes) A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Was taken. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 9. The perspective from which a story is told (1st person or 3rd person are the most common) A) Persona. B) Figure of speech. C) Rhetorical modes. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point of view. 10. The name of the Greek philosopher that was an expert at rhetoric: A) Socrates. B) Zeus. C) Sophocles. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aristotle. 11. The argument (or one of the arguments) opposing your thesis statement. The opposite of a claim. A) Refuting a Claim. B) Expert Opinion. C) Counterclaim. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterclaim. 12. What is the definition of purpose in relation to rhetoric? A) The reason or intent behind a speech or text. B) The use of language to persuade or influence. C) The structure and organization of a speech or text. D) The emotional appeal used in a speech or text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reason or intent behind a speech or text. 13. Even in his last years, grandpappy had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut. A) Simile. B) Metaphhor. C) Allusion. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. "And some of you have come from areas where you quest ..... quest for freedom left you battered by the storms ..... " A) Euphemism. B) Unrelated. C) Silence. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silence. 15. "Her smile is a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day."What rhetorical devise is used? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 16. Device? "A cup of good strong coffee would not be unwelcome right now." A) Parallelism. B) Litotes. C) Antithesis. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Litotes. 17. What are rhetorical devices? A) Words used in poetry. B) Words writers and speakers use that can explain, persuade, unify ideas, or emphasize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words writers and speakers use that can explain, persuade, unify ideas, or emphasize. 18. Which is NOT an element of rhetoric? A) Speaker. B) Audience. C) Context. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 19. Which symbol represents logos? A) Heart. B) Hand. C) Head. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head. 20. What does the Greek word "sophos" mean? A) Culture. B) Short. C) Wisdom. D) Sophomoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wisdom. 21. The art of using language to persuade someone A) Call to Action. B) Rhetoric. C) Loaded Language. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 22. In the rhetoric acronym S.O.A.P, the S refers to ..... A) Speaker. B) Simile. C) Singer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 23. This argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong. A) Straw man. B) Claim of Value. C) Claim of policy. D) Claim of fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim of Value. 24. A writer generally has two purposes in the persuasive text presented on the rhetorical analysis essay. These two purposes are A) The 1st has to do presenting the audience with background information on the topic and the 2nd has to do with persuading the audience to agree with him/her. B) The 1st has to do with informing and the 2nd has to do with a "call to action" as the writer presents something he wishes the audience to do or believe. C) The 1st has to do with persuading an audience, the 2nd has to do with informing them of the problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 1st has to do with informing and the 2nd has to do with a "call to action" as the writer presents something he wishes the audience to do or believe. 25. Aristotle, a Greek Philosopher, was interested in the art of persuasion. He theorized we use persuasive language, expounding ethos, pathos, and logos. What is this framework called? A) Persuasion. B) Rhetorical Techniques. C) Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle. D) Rhetorical Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle. 26. "We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers." A) Parallelism. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 27. The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written A) Occasion. B) Rhetoric. C) Understatement. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occasion. 28. Which of the following is an example of chiasmus? A) "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." -John F. Kennedy. B) "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." -Yoda. C) "The covered themselves with dust and glory." -Mark Twain. D) "You held your breath and the door for me" -Alanis Morissette. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." -John F. Kennedy. 29. Conceit or sustained metaphor; an author's exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length throughout a poem or story. A) Metaphor. B) Extended metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extended metaphor. 30. Ethos is the appeal to A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility. 31. Refers to meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition. These are often positive or negative, and the often greatly affect the author's tone. A) Connotative Language. B) Denotative Language. C) It does not follow. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotative Language. 32. Remember:Rhetoric is the art of using ..... in an effective and persuasive way. A) Language. B) Images. C) Money. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language. 33. What is the definition of occasion in relation to rhetoric? A) The time and place of the speech. B) The audience's reaction to the speech. C) The speaker's emotions during the speech. D) The use of persuasive language in the speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The time and place of the speech. 34. Logos appeals apply to what? A) Love/Affection. B) Apples/Bananas. C) Trustworthiness/Morals. D) Facts/Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Facts/Data. 35. Uses ethos, logos, and pathos strategically to convince the audience to adopt a point of view. A) Persuasion. B) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasion. 36. The goal for which element of Arrangement is defined as to make the audience "receptive, well-disposed, and attentive?" A) Division. B) Proof. C) Introduction. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction. 37. Latin for "urgency, " it is the event that is a work's reason for being. A) Weather. B) Mythos. C) Requirement. D) Persona. E) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Requirement. 38. A form of argumentation, one of the four modes of discourse that is used to convince, through pathos or logos. A) First Person Narrator. B) Limited omniscient. C) Sarcasm. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persuasion. 39. Memoirs may contain small fallacies or manipulations created by the author. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. Identify the rhetorical device:Wear Nikes. People will notice, people will talk, because people want them. A) Logos. B) Metaphor. C) Rhetorical question. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 41. Charts, graphs, and figures are examples of ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 42. Needs, desires, attitudes and expectations are considerations related to your ..... A) Stance. B) Genre. C) Purpose. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 43. The "why" of the speech; why is the author writing this speech? A) Main argument. B) Theme. C) Purpose. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purpose. 44. What is an example of a bandwagon? A) Doing your homework. B) Playing with fidget spinners. C) Reading books. D) Making your bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing with fidget spinners. 45. True or false:Purpose is an element of "Rhetorical Context" A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. What are humans primarily motivated and influenced by? A) Facts and evidence. B) Emotions and intuition. C) Rational arguments. D) Ethical principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotions and intuition. 47. The following statement is an example of what literary term?The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) commercials A) Pathos. B) Bathos. C) Argument. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 48. H location was build where A) Separate business from the brothers. B) Across the street of san bernadino from the original. C) 1% of the worlds population. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the street of san bernadino from the original. 49. True or False:A rhetor is essentially anyone who tries to communicate a message. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 50. What was the name of the first James Bond actor? A) Pierce Brosnan. B) Sean Connery. C) Roger Moore. D) Ian Fleming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sean Connery. 51. Organic Foods.0 Pesticides.0 Preservatives.100% Healthy. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 52. Why were the Greensboro Four effective in bringing about change? A) They spent money. B) They focused on action more than words. C) They knew rich and influential people. D) They made friends with the owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They focused on action more than words. 53. The pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, ex:ababbcc A) Theme. B) Rhyme scheme. C) Foil. D) Slant rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyme scheme. 54. What did Caesar leave the people in his will? A) Money for each citizen, private gardens and orchards. B) Nothing, he really would have become a tyrant. C) A park set aside for a statue of him to be honored. D) His silver, gold, and precious works of art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money for each citizen, private gardens and orchards. 55. The life lesson or central message of the work. It is never just one word; it is always a sentence. A) Euphemism. B) Rhetoric. C) Theme. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 56. The repetition of words at the beginning of a clause or phrase is known as? A) Chiasmus. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Folding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 57. Allusion refers to a readers backround knowledge and how thy ca realte to the story A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. "But, one hundred years later, the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life ..... One hundred years later ..... " A) Parallelism. B) Synecdoche. C) Anaphora. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 59. What are the 3 elements that make up rhetoric? A) Ethos, Pathos, Logos. B) Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness. C) Flour, Milk, Eggs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos, Pathos, Logos. 60. "If you tickle us, do we not laugh?" A) Metaphor. B) Anaphora. C) Hypophora. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. ← 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