This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 112 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. Independent, or main, it expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. If it's dependent, or subordinate, it cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent. The point that you want to consider is the question of what or why the author subordinates one element to the other. A) Predicate. B) Parallel structure. C) Clause. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clause. 2. Which of these describes Kairos? A) Uses facts and statistics. B) Uses emotions. C) Uses timing. D) Uses celebrities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses timing. 3. The following is an example of what?How a Doctor Diagnoses Diseases are Like How a Detective Investigates Crimes A) Analogy. B) Anecdote. C) Syntax. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 4. Rebuttal is A) A speakers credibility and reputation. B) The emotional meaning of a word. C) A comeback or counterpoints to a argument. D) When a speaker or writer mentions the opposing viewpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comeback or counterpoints to a argument. 5. BONUS:If you're trying to use a PATHOS appeal, which canon will be most effective for you to focus on? A) Invention. B) Arrangement. C) Style. D) Delivery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delivery. 6. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence? A) It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet. B) Although she was considered smart, she failed all her exams. C) Even if the child is hungry, he will never eat oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream. D) Wherever you go, you can always find beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet. 7. Used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent A) Concession. B) Declarative. C) Epistrophe. D) Conjugation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concession. 8. In persuasive writing, a good writer will address arguments the other side makes in order to contradict their points. This is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Call to action. B) Logos. C) Satire. D) Counter-argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counter-argument. 9. Another word for word choice is A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Imagery. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 10. Poetry without rhyme, structure, and literary devices A) Open form. B) Closed form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open form. 11. "Then I'll be all aroun' in the dark. I'll be ever'where-wherever you look. Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever they's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there." A) Metaphor. B) Epistrophe. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 12. The etymology of the word "democracy" is: A) Demos and Kratos, where "demos" means demons and "kratos" means strong. B) Demos and Kratos, where "demos" means people and "kratos" means strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demos and Kratos, where "demos" means people and "kratos" means strong. 13. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant. A) Dramatic Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal Irony. 14. Pow! Quack! Pop! Buzz! A) Paradox. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 15. Which Tribe had no choice but to move? A) Chickasaws. B) Cherokee. C) Seminoles. D) The Creeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chickasaws. 16. What is a thesis statement? A) A persuasive use for rhetoric. B) A rough plan for an essay. C) A question used to get the audience's attention. D) A sentence used to provide the main idea or claim to be supported by a writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sentence used to provide the main idea or claim to be supported by a writing. 17. Words end with the same vowel and sometimes consonant sounds. A) Rhyme. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 18. This appeals to an audience's needs, values, and emotional sensibilities: A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 19. The Rhetoric Appeal that deals with reason, facts, examples, or statistics? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 20. This form of rhetoric is an appeal to logic A) Thanos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. ← 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