This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 106 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 106 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one. Example: "Sanitation engineer" instead of "garbage man." A) Epistrophe. B) Euphemism. C) Understatement. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 2. Open questions are questions that A) Can be answered with "yes" or "no.". B) Are intended for the audience to have a detailed answer. C) The author asks but then provides the answer. D) Have an implied answer. No answer is actually expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are intended for the audience to have a detailed answer. 3. This rhetorical technique uses specific sensory details to lure the reader into an argument. A) Representation. B) Symbolism. C) Pathos. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 4. Parallelism uses A) Repeated vowel sounds. B) Rhythmic grammatical constructions that are related. C) 16 bars and a hook. D) Repeated consonant sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhythmic grammatical constructions that are related. 5. Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences. Creates a definite and systematic relationship between ideas. Ex. "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose" -Jim Elliot " A) Balanced sentence. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 6. This type of rhetoric appeals to character and credibility of the individual through the use of "expert" or celebrities. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. A brief reference to a famous person or event-often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the bible ..... A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Alliternation. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 8. Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. A) Allusion. B) Respectful Diction. C) Counterargument. D) Antithesis. E) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 9. Identify the rhetorical device used in Lincoln's words: "But in a larger sense, we can not dedicate ..... we can not consecrate ..... we can not hallow ..... this ground." A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 10. What is the meaning of rhetoric? A) The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. B) The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, including lying to convince the audience. C) The art of speaking or writing to distract the audience. D) The art of speaking or writing to persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. 11. The author's attitude or approach towards a piece of writing A) Tone. B) Theme. C) Conflict. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 12. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable. A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Adjectives. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 13. "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight n France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans."This is an example of ..... A) A simile. B) Personification. C) Anaphora. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 14. What can students do by understanding and recognizing parallelism? A) Enhance their own writing. B) Improve their reading skills. C) Develop their critical thinking abilities. D) Expand their vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enhance their own writing. 15. In the communication process, the medium or method used to communicate is called: A) Feedback. B) Listener. C) Channel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Channel. 16. "I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!" A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) False Analogy. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular Reasoning. 17. Appealing to the audience's emotion: A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 18. Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. A) Synecdoche. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Multi-connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 19. The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. In some cases, an author may intend the characters to personify an abstraction like hope or freedom. The meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence. Ex. "Animal Farm" George Orwell A) Mythology. B) Personification. C) Anthromorphism. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allegory. 20. By repeating letters, words and phrases the author can reinforce an argument and ensure that the point of view being made stays in the audience's mind A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Hyperbole. D) Appeal to logic. 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