This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 108 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 108 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant A) Jargon. B) Euphemism. C) Irony. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 2. Which of these best describes Pathos? A) Uses facts or research. B) Uses common sense to persuade. C) Uses imagery and figures of speech to inspire feelings. D) Uses accurate quotes to convince the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses imagery and figures of speech to inspire feelings. 3. Combining differing ideas in the same sentence; also opposites ..... A) Personification. B) Contrast. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Climax ordering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 4. Greek term referring to the moral character of a person A) Eggos. B) Morals. C) Ethos. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 5. Define the roots:Flux/Flu A) Flow. B) Step. C) Shatter. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flow. 6. The following is an example of which rhetorical appeal? "My doctor agrees with me. Her professional opinion after years of specified training should hold more weight than your friend's uninformed opinion." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. All's fair in love and warThe above is an example of a(n) ..... A) Hypophora. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 8. Which type of rhetoric is primarily used in the advertisement? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Thanos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 9. The main purpose of the precis' is to A) Make you write. B) Make you read. C) Give you a headache. D) Set you up for analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Set you up for analysis. 10. When making an argument, it is important to address ..... A) Rhetorical devices in alphabetical order. B) Your envelopes in black ink. C) Your opponent by his/her first name. D) Counterarguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterarguments. 11. Language that is not meant to be taken literally, but it can be effective in persuading people. A) Figurative Language. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Tricolon. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative Language. 12. A reference to an external person, place, or thing from popular culture A) Pun. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 13. Which best describes the author's purpose? A) To inform the audience about the truth behind food processing. B) To persuade the audience to consider how they can change their consumer habits to demand more of food producers. C) To entertain the audience with images and anecdotes of how food is processed. D) Both A and B. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 14. The side that rejects the resolution; A) Negative. B) Affirmative. C) Claim. D) Value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 15. In a rhetorical analysis essay task, what is the main goal of working the prompt before reading the passage? A) To unpack the writing prompt. B) To internalize the question and all its parts. C) So you will be more sensitive to applicable details while reading. D) To practice active reading skills . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So you will be more sensitive to applicable details while reading. 16. To describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public in order to promote sales or attendance A) Rhetorical devices. B) Advertising. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advertising. 17. A strong argument uses all three appeals A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. He had a million tricks to show the kids on Halloween. This is an example of ....., A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. C) Irony. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 19. "I wanted to ride my bike, but I was too tired" is an example of ..... A) Satire. B) Rhetoric. C) Appositive. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pun. 20. Identify the rhetorical device:I held her hand and my tongue. A) Chiasmus. B) You. C) Antithesis. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. ← 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