This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Macaroni and cheese is better than mashed potatoes A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion. 2. The following is an example of which type of rhetorical device?There are roaches infesting the office of a pest control service. A) Paradox. B) Irony. C) Juxtaposition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 3. This needs to be arguable and direct. You should be able to find evidence to support this. A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) Reasoning. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 4. When the writer/speaker appeals to the emotions of the reader; drawing pity from an audience; inspiring anger from an audience; etc. A) Restatement. B) Logos. C) Rhetoric. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos. 5. Subliminal Messaging only targets adults A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. I'm Andre, a web designer for Goodle. I work long hours on a computer, and MaaacBook Pro is the only computer I trust. It's dependable and has great graphics. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 7. One of the pieces of writing and words we listened to were by John Lewis. Who was he? A) A congressman and civil rights activist. B) A writer. C) A motivational speaker. D) A rapper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A congressman and civil rights activist. 8. When the speaker/writer/company attempts to appear relatable to the audience to prove that the argument/product is for people "just like you." A) Post Hoc. B) Loaded Words. C) False dilemma. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False dilemma. 9. POSITIVE CONNOTATION:In short, she is a real ..... A) Show-off. B) Leader. C) Detriment. D) Slacker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leader. 10. ..... is a brief, entertaining account of an incident or event. A) A narrative. B) An anecdote. C) A monologue. D) Low comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anecdote. 11. A word or a phrase that can mean more than one thing, even in its context; writers use this to add deeper meaning to their work or to create foreshadowing. A) Apostrophe. B) Anaphora. C) Ambiguity. D) Unrelated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguity. 12. Does not require a reply because the answer is obvious A) Rhetorical appeal. B) Rhetorical question. C) Repetition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 13. What is the definition of intended audience? A) The reason why the author/speaker is writing or speaking. B) Who the author/speaker wants to hear or read their writing or speech. C) People who the author does NOT want to read their writing. D) The subject the author is writing about. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who the author/speaker wants to hear or read their writing or speech. 14. Aiden, Elijah, and Mason are having a debate. They are discussing about rhetorical strategies. Can you help them understand what rhetorical strategies are? A) Specific choices made by the speaker with the rhetorical situation in mind. B) The different types of rhetorical appeals. C) The elements of the rhetorical triangle. D) The attitude conveyed by the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific choices made by the speaker with the rhetorical situation in mind. 15. Appeals to logic, convinces the audience through the use of reason A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Photos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 16. The following is an example of, "I don't like going to 8th period, that place is a zoo." A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 17. What argument could someone make who disagrees with Kinghorn's stance? A) The discipline technique is actually ineffective at improving children's behavior. B) The discipline technique is actually effective at improving children's behavior. C) The discipline technique is actually makes children's behavior worse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The discipline technique is actually effective at improving children's behavior. 18. The feelings or emotions surrounding/associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning. Generally positive or negative in nature A) Denotation. B) Synonym. C) Annotation. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotation. 19. An attempt to make someone do or accept something as right or proper by saying things that are directed at a person's feelings, attitudes, logic, etc. A) Pathos/pathos. B) Ethos/ethos. C) Reason/reason. D) Appeal. E) Rhetoric/rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal. 20. Match the definition to the appropriate appeal:appeal to trustworthiness A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. ← 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