This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric – Quiz 418 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 418 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Persuasion through convincing the audience of one's moral character. A) Arrangement. B) Ethos. C) Tone. D) Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 2. Comparing two different things using the words like, as, or than to show how they're similar A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Figurative language. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. What is rhetorical analysis? A) Analyzing the effectiveness of rhetorical devices. B) Analyzing the structure of a speech. C) Analyzing the emotions of an audience. D) Analyzing the credibility of a speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyzing the effectiveness of rhetorical devices. 4. What is another goal of persuasion? A) To move others not to take action. B) To move other to take action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move other to take action. 5. Which of the following logical fallacies is shown in the following sentence: "Even though it's only the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course." A) Post Hoc. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty Generalization. 6. What is the main function of the recapitulate in the peroratio section? A) To summarize the main points of the essay. B) To provide background information on the topic. C) To capture the audience's interest and establish the writer's point of view. D) To conclude the essay with a sense of closure and reinforce the importance of the thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To summarize the main points of the essay. 7. Which of the following is a correct definition or summary of hypophoria? A) None are correct. B) Denying something whilst still saying it. C) Using key words to introduce important information. D) Posing a question and answering it immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Posing a question and answering it immediately. 8. She painted her room purple because that's her favorite color. A) Past tense. B) Future tense. C) Present tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past tense. 9. "Please adopt a puppy today, tomorrow we will have to put them to sleep." A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) To man. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 10. Choose the correct term for the following definition:The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking. A) Rhetorical context. B) Rhetorical question. C) Rhetorical devices. D) Rhetoric. E) Rhetorical appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetoric. 11. Support of a statement by repeating the statement using different words A) Circular reasoning. B) It does not follow. C) Hasty generalization. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular reasoning. 12. Everyone else is doing it so you should too A) Testimonial. B) Plain folks. C) Misuse of statistics. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 13. I see the cat. I see the dog. I see the dragon. What do you see? A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 14. A conclusion drawn from too little evidence or from evidencethat is biased. A) It does not follow. B) Hasty generalization. C) Circular reasoning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 15. The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?I was so embarrassed, I almost died right there in front of everyone! A) Antithesis. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 16. Tom spoke about Mitch and Brett at the party. A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 17. The speaker's intention / ultimate goal A) Occasion. B) Audience. C) Purpose. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purpose. 18. Which of the following most accurately reflects the opinion of the Lacks family? A) It was not right to take Henrietta's cells at all. B) It was not right to take Henrietta's cells without asking Henrietta. C) It was not right to take Henrietta's cells without asking Henrietta or informing her family. D) It was not right to take Henrietta's cells without getting her to sign a consent form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was not right to take Henrietta's cells without asking Henrietta or informing her family. 19. Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea? A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Restatement. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 20. Persuasion that appeals to the audience by using a speaker's credibility, character, or authority A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Audience. 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