This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Kevin studies all the time; ....., Carl never studies. A) In fact. B) In contrast. C) Similarly. D) As a result. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In contrast. 2. "60% of the time, it works every time." -Anchorman A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 3. Which rhetorical appeal uses emotions to persuade the reader? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Kronos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 4. The implied qualities or attributes of the communicator A) Speaker. B) Occasion. C) Audience. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 5. What is the purpose of using asyndeton in writing? A) To evoke certain emotions in the audience. B) To establish credibility and authority. C) To highlight an idea by purposefully leaving things out. D) To use factual, researched evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To highlight an idea by purposefully leaving things out. 6. I am voting for Smith for President because the rest of my family is voting for him. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Straw Man. C) Bandwagon Appeal. D) Appeal to False Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon Appeal. 7. A deliberate and outrageous exaggeration; serious or comedic. A) Hyperbole. B) Litotes. C) Personification. D) Antiphrasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 8. What is the purpose for the list of offenses against the King in the Declaration of Independence? A) The colonists wanted to show the King how awful he was. B) They were pointing out all of his flaws to help him improve. C) The colonists wanted to make it clear everything the King had done wrong, and specify it was him whom they were angry with. D) They were told to justify to the king his specific offenses in order to get him to see their reasoning for independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The colonists wanted to make it clear everything the King had done wrong, and specify it was him whom they were angry with. 9. Persuasive techniques are devices used to influence an audience in favor of the author's argument. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. "When discrimination against black people continues to occur, citizens are not truly free." To which literary selection does this theme best apply? A) "Prospectus for The Liberator". B) "Speech to the American Anti-Slavery Society". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Speech to the American Anti-Slavery Society". 11. Which rhetorical appeal is being used? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 12. What are the three rhetorical appeals? A) Reason, evidence, and credibility. B) Emotion, logic, and credibility. C) Ethos, pathos, and logos. D) Emotion, evidence, and logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos, pathos, and logos. 13. When a complex issue or argument is reduced to two options: "either you see it my way or this bad thing will happen" A) Slippery slope. B) Hasty generalization. C) Either-or-fallacy. D) Bandwagon appeal. E) To man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either-or-fallacy. 14. Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is- A) Lost. B) Lovable. C) Worried. D) Disorganized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disorganized. 15. One where the speaker or producer presents themselves as "just like you" so an audience is more inclined to believe them or buy their message or products. A) Bandwagon Technique. B) Card Stacking. C) Plain Folks Appeal. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain Folks Appeal. 16. What is the participle in the following sentence? The sobbing child held his injured knee. A) The. B) Sobbing. C) Child. D) Held. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sobbing. 17. Because a number of people believe or are doing something, it must be true/right/safe, etc. A) Slippery slope. B) Hasty generalization. C) Either-or-fallacy. D) Bandwagon appeal. E) To man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon appeal. 18. Attempts by the speaker to persuade an audience or attempt to say things that the audience would find appealing A) Rhetoric. B) Rhetorical appeals. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical appeals. 19. Do both the writer and the reader bring something to the text? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. What is the meaning of euphemism? A) A euphemism is a word or phrase that has no meaning. B) A euphemism is a mild or indirect word that is used to replace one that is too harsh or offensive. C) A euphemism is a form of exaggeration used for comedic effect. D) A euphemism is a type of metaphor used in poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A euphemism is a mild or indirect word that is used to replace one that is too harsh or offensive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesRhetoric Quiz 1Rhetoric Quiz 2Rhetoric Quiz 3Rhetoric Quiz 4Rhetoric Quiz 5Rhetoric Quiz 6Rhetoric Quiz 7Rhetoric Quiz 8Rhetoric Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books