This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 47 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 2 out of 3 dentists agree that Cleanfresh toothpaste is the healthiest toothpaste for growing kids! A) Pathos-emotional appeal. B) Ethos-ethical appeal. C) Logos-logical appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos-ethical appeal. 2. Which is a correct in text citation? A) (Wiesel 1). B) (wiesel 1). C) (Wiesel page 1). D) .(Wiesel 1). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Wiesel 1). 3. The P in S.O.A.P. stands for ..... A) Patience. B) Practice. C) Purpose. D) Practical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purpose. 4. Logical fallacy in which one assumes that because B comes after A, A caused B. A) Slippery slope. B) Post hoc. C) Hasty generalization. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post hoc. 5. The writer's intention or goal of the text A) Ethos. B) Tone. C) Syntax. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purpose. 6. The Softsoap ad uses what kind of logical fallacy? A) Sweeping generalization. B) Loaded language. C) To man. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loaded language. 7. When two times as many dermatologist recommend Neutrogena. A) Weather. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 8. Who did Hillary Clinton finally win over in the Democratic Party's internal run for president in 2016? A) Donald Tusk. B) Bernie Sanders. C) Mike Pence. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bernie Sanders. 9. The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words A) Parallelism. B) Alliteration. C) Assertion. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 10. Identify the author's claim in the following paragraph:In a democracy, safeguarding voting rights is a cornerstone, ensuring the voice of every citizen resonates in the halls of governance. Historical struggles, such as the suffrage movement and the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, attest to the arduous journey undertaken to dismantle barriers and extend the franchise. To compromise on this fundamental right is to jeopardize the very essence of a government designed to be of, by, and for the people. A) The right to vote is fundamental to democracy. B) The journey towards voting rights has been a difficult one. C) The suffrage movement and the Voting Rights Act contributed substantially to extending the franchise. D) Compromising on the fundamental right to vote is necessary for a government to function. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The right to vote is fundamental to democracy. 11. Pretending to omit something by drawing attention to it."A politician saying:'I will not even mention the fact that my opponent was a poor student." A) Ethos. B) Apostrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Receipt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receipt. 12. Appeals from the advice of experts in the field A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 13. "Everyone else is doing it, you should too!" A) Red herring. B) Stereotyping. C) Ad nauseam. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 14. A reference to a person, event, or place in history, religious texts, or literature. A) REPETITION. B) ALLUSION. C) DICTION. D) ANECDOTE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ALLUSION. 15. *tick the way/s in which Rhetoric functions to allow humans to communicate with one another. A) We use rhetoric in an effort to persuade others. B) Rhetoric is an invitation to understanding. C) We use rhetoric simply as a means of self-discovery. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. He went to the store, to the game, and to his house all in one night. This is an example of ..... A) Parallelism. B) Paradox. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 17. "Life is like a box of chocolates-you never know what you're gonna get" A) Is an example of an allusion. B) Is an example of hyperbole. C) Is an example of an analogy. D) Is an example of repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is an example of an analogy. 18. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother ..... there were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn't fit in. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 19. Plato thought rhetoric was a good thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. A similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses is a(n) ..... A) Parenthesis. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) In person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 21. Words with STRONGLY positive or negative connotation A) Anecdote. B) Ethos. C) Loaded Language. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loaded Language. 22. An object out of its normal time A) Aside. B) Conceit. C) Euphemism. D) Anachronism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anachronism. 23. Which type of repetition occurs when it repeats the use of a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) within a phrase or clause? A) Multi-connectors. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Folding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multi-connectors. 24. Ethos establishesEl ethos establece ..... A) Compassion. B) Suspense. C) Credibility. D) Passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility. 25. Comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar. A) Antiphrasis. B) Analogy. C) Metaphor. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 26. The art of speaking or writing effectively:such as the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times; the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion A) Argument. B) Rhetoric. C) Persuasion. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 27. Commands, requests, or instructs A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Exclamatory. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative. 28. We're certain that the investigation will reveal years of cheating behind the scenes. A) Rhetorical analogy. B) Rhetorical explanation. C) Truth surrogate. D) Rhetorical definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truth surrogate. 29. Which of the following is an example of pathos? A) Appeal to Credibility. B) Appeal to Emotion. C) Appeal to Logic. D) Appeal to Morality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Emotion. 30. A student is asked to write a three-to five-page report for a geology course. The assignment asks the student to examine a specific problem related to the environment. Which of the following topics should the student choose? A) The dangers of genetically modified crops. B) The dangers of pollution. C) Great vacation spots. D) Deciduous forest animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dangers of genetically modified crops. 31. The first visitor is the Ghost of Christmas ..... This ghost shows Scrooge as his younger self at school with Fan, and at Fezziwig's. A) Past. B) Gauze. C) Yet to Come. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 32. Intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work. A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 33. The time and place the text was written or spoken A) Purpose. B) Text. C) Context. D) Occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occasion. 34. What are rhetorical devices used for? A) To enhance communication and make messages more persuasive and impactful. B) To confuse the audience and make messages less clear. C) To entertain the audience and make messages more enjoyable. D) To provide factual information and make messages more informative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enhance communication and make messages more persuasive and impactful. 35. The art of using language effectively and persuasively. A) Persuasion. B) Evidence. C) Rhetoric. D) Rhetorical Devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 36. It does not follow A) A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it. B) A method of organizing a paper according to the relative significance of the subtopics. C) Occurs when the writer assumes that an incident that precedes another is the cause of the second incident. D) To describe by specifying the characteristics or qualities of; characterize. E) When a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the subject of the speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it. 37. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial justice to the solid rock of brotherhood. A) Antithesis. B) Allusion. C) Extended metaphor. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 38. "What is money?Money is what makes a man act funnyMoney is the root of all evilMoney'll make them same friends come back aroundSwearing that they was always down" -Eminem A) Allusion. B) Anaphora. C) Anecdote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 39. What is the difference between a Anaphora and a Epistrophe A) Epistrophe come at the start of a line while anaphora come at end of a line. B) Anaphora come at the start of a line while epistrophe come at end of a line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora come at the start of a line while epistrophe come at end of a line. 40. (You shoot me down, but I won't fall.) I am titanium A) Oxymoron. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 41. The group of people that writer or speaker has in mind as a readership or audience. A) Rhetorical device. B) Target audience. C) Appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Target audience. 42. Read the following details and determine the main idea of the words.-theater-candy-popcorn-dark A) Playing at the park. B) Going to school. C) Going to the movies. D) Playing a soccer game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going to the movies. 43. Pick the term that matches the definition:Repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words A) Unconnected. B) Alliteration. C) Multi-connector. D) Formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 44. Best definition for the difference between misinformation and propaganda A) Misinformation is false information that is shared without causing harm and propaganda is information that is biased and misleading. B) Propaganda is false information that is shared without causing harm and misinformation is information that is biased and misleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misinformation is false information that is shared without causing harm and propaganda is information that is biased and misleading. 45. The following is an example of what term:Piggy the Panda paid for a purple popsicle. A) Irony. B) Folding. C) Alliteration. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 46. "The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." ..... Thomas PaineThis is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Hyperbole. B) Chiasmus. C) Antithesis. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 47. One independent clause and one dependent clause A) Complex sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) Declarative sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 48. Rhetorical Devicea type of metaphor in which objects are given human-like qualities A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 49. "Dr. Martin believes that more needs to be done to improve the health of young people." A) Expert opinion. B) Metaphor and simile. C) Over-exaggeration. D) Emotional language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert opinion. 50. Which BEST describes the author's TONE in this sentence:In a hospital room, there is a bed and a television. A) Cheerful. B) Nostalgic. C) Objective. D) Pessimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Objective. 51. Diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience A) Rhetorical CIrcle. B) Rhetorical Square. C) Rhetorical Diamond. D) Rhetorical Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Triangle. 52. A doctor showing their degree on the wall of their office would be an appeal to ..... A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 53. Rhetoric is the art of using language effectively. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 54. Dentists all over the country recommend this toothbrush. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 55. Once I get hit by the ball, everyone claps and cheers. 2. Once the swing misses, a strikeout ends the inning, including the first two kids who were struck out and immediately looked at each other angrily. What type of complex sentences do these two sentences in the text belong to? A) Select a complex sentence. B) Parallel complex sentences. C) Hypothetical complex sentence. D) Turning compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothetical complex sentence. 56. "We cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow" Who is this example by? A) Walter Isaacson. B) Geronimo Stilton. C) Tori Vega. D) Abraham Lincoln. E) Justin Bieber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham Lincoln. 57. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." A) Anaphora. B) Aphorism. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphorism. 58. What do you call a persuasive appeal using character? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 59. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work A) Style. B) Aphorism. C) Colloquialism. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Style. 60. A concession is a A) Call to action and change. B) When a speaker or writer admits to a weakness in a claim or reasoning. C) Loaded language. D) Irrelevant conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a speaker or writer admits to a weakness in a claim or reasoning. ← 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