This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 113 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 113 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT an example of a euphemism A) She was laid off. B) Her dog passed away. C) She is in between jobs right now. D) He is homeless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is homeless. 2. These days, many student's majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills.That these skills are transferable across professionsAt this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example, wrote many of his works in the form of dialogues.Should the writer make this addition here? A) Yes, because it reinforces the passage's main point about the employability of philosophy majors. B) Yes, because it acknowledges a common counterargument to the passage's central claim. C) No, because it blurs the paragraph's focus by introducing a new idea that goes unexplained. D) No, because it undermines the passage's claim about the employability of philosophy majors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, because it blurs the paragraph's focus by introducing a new idea that goes unexplained. 3. Paralanguage A) Screaming while jumping out of an airplane. B) Jargon used by paramedics. C) The non lexical aspects of communication. D) The lexical aspects of communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The non lexical aspects of communication. 4. "On TikTok, short-form videos are exciting, spontaneous, and genuine." A) Logos (Logic). B) Ethos (Authority). C) Pathos (Emotion). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos (Emotion). 5. Argument in which specific statements/conclusions are drawn from general principles:movement from general to specific A) Damning with faint praise. B) Deductive reasoning. C) Digression. D) Dogmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deductive reasoning. 6. What rhetorical device involves using similar grammatical structures to create balance and rhythm in a sentence? A) Juxtaposition. B) Anaphora. C) Parallelism. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 7. The use of components ina sentence that are grammatically thesame; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. A) Structure. B) Parallelism. C) Syntax. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 8. When the author tries to establish a relationship with you, the reader, this is an example of A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 9. "Free at last! Free at last!" is an example of which rhetoric tool? A) Repetition. B) Parallel structure. C) Rhetorical question. D) Appeal to audience's feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 10. "the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness." This sentence shows Malala using ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. The entire purpose of Pathos is A) To make the audience afraid. B) To get the audience to feel something. C) To have the audience ask and answer questions. D) To use propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get the audience to feel something. 12. What is a device that includes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words? A) Anaphora. B) Unrelated. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 13. Question asked just for effect or to put emphasis on a point when no real answer is expected A) Allusion. B) Rhetorical question. C) Anecdote. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 14. Rhetorical device that relies on logical reasoning and facts A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 15. A questions asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply. A) Rhetorical fragment. B) Rhetorical question. C) Repetition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 16. The point in the story where theconflict begins between the protagonist andsomething (or someone) else (**antagonist). A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Inciting force. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inciting force. 17. An appeal based on what we can assume is true (statistics and data) A) Emotional appeal. B) Logical Appeal. C) Ethical Appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical Appeal. 18. Which fallacy is used to promote something based on popularity? A) False authority. B) Either or. C) Slippery slope. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 19. A rhetorical exigence means A) A perfect situation that everyone is happy about. B) An imperfect situation that does not need an immediate public attention. C) An imperfect situation whose urgent need for change could be addressed with discourse. D) An imperfect situation whose urgent need for change cannot be addressed with discourse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An imperfect situation whose urgent need for change could be addressed with discourse. 20. Using emotion to persuade your audience. The Greek word for "suffering" or "experience" ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. ← 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