This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric – Quiz 421 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 421 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are narratives? A) They show similarities and differences. B) They try to convince the reader of a certain point of view. C) They recount events! Narrate . D) They describe something in depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They recount events! Narrate . 2. What is the subject of this speech? A) Racism in America. B) The death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. C) The candidate's qualifications to be president. D) The Civil Rights March in Montgomery, Alabama . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3. The following is an example of, "You win some, you lose some." A) Parallelism. B) Allusion. C) Antithesis. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 4. Who invented or defined Rhetoric A) Plato. B) Socrates. C) Aristotle. D) Stefan Bergman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 5. Specific word choices an author makes is referred to as A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Anecdote. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 6. An obvious exaggeration A) Hyperbole. B) Sarcasm. C) Understatement. D) Reversal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 7. 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. 8. True or false? 'Comprobatio' is making a small concession in order to gain a more significant win. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. The part of the argument that supports the claim with facts, statistics, expert opinions, and logical reasons is called what? A) Support. B) Evidence. C) Data. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 10. 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. 11. Who is the speaker and author of the speech? A) Richard Nixon. B) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. C) Carrie Chapman Catt. D) Susan B. Anthony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrie Chapman Catt. 12. Repeating particular phrases for effect A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 13. 'We', 'Us', 'Our' A) Inclusive Pronouns. B) Anaphora. C) Advocate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusive Pronouns. 14. The repeated use of a word. A) REPETITION. B) ANECDOTE. C) METAPHOR. D) DICTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REPETITION. 15. How the author uses language and words to accomplish a goal A) Oratory. B) Diction. C) Rhetoric. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 16. 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) Storytelling. B) Recitation. C) Recitation. D) Conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conversation. 17. 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. 18. There is little to no "creative license" offered within the memoir genre. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. 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. 20. Passion and apathy A) Understatement. B) Juxtaposition. C) Euphemism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRhetoric Quiz 1Rhetoric Quiz 2Rhetoric Quiz 3Rhetoric Quiz 4Rhetoric Quiz 5Rhetoric Quiz 6Rhetoric Quiz 7Rhetoric Quiz 8Rhetoric Quiz 9Rhetoric Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books