This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 116 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 116 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The use of words that sound like the noise they describe, such as buzz, crash, hiss, growl, thump, or swish. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 2. "Tiktok has become a more popular form of social media than Snapchat, with users spending an average of 52 minutes a day in the app over Snapchat's usage at only 30 minutes a day on average." This statement can best be described as ..... A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 3. In paragraph 1, the author began his argument by using which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Compare and Contrast. C) Benefits. D) Personal Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare and Contrast. 4. Choose the correct term for the following definition:To call forth; to cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument. A) Scourge. B) Invoke. C) Somber. D) Ascribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invoke. 5. ..... is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially through the use of figures of speech or other compositional techniques. A) The rhetorical situation. B) Ethos. C) Rhetoric. D) Logos. E) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 6. Example:No pain, no gain A) Assonance. B) Repetition. C) Anaphora. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 7. A celebrity goes on Instagram with a story about a young girl who needs money for surgery. She tells the story of how the girl was in a car accident and her parents are too poor to pay for her care. The P in SPACECAT is: A) To talk about safety. B) To raise money. C) To tell a story. D) To gain followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To raise money. 8. It appears the insecticide is ..... because ants are still in the kitchen. A) Infamy. B) Torpor. C) Ineffectual. D) Ingenious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ineffectual. 9. Define, classify, analyze, interpret, and evaluate works of literature A) Criticism. B) Argumentation. C) Comparison. D) Classification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Criticism. 10. What is a "sophism" ? A) Something sophisticated. B) Something very stylish. C) A deceptive argument. D) A badly constructed argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A deceptive argument. 11. Which shows parallel structure? A) Red, blue, and yellow. B) Red, blue, and the color yellow. C) But. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red, blue, and yellow. 12. Which is NOT an example of a oxymoron? A) A little big. B) Standing is more tiresome than walking. C) Act naturally. D) Pretty ugly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Standing is more tiresome than walking. 13. Parallel structure, antithesis, and alliteration all fall under the umbrella (or category) of ..... because they are variations of the same concept. A) Syntax. B) Word choice. C) Repetition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 14. Rhetorical Deviceputting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling A) Anaphora. B) Juxtaposition. C) Oxymoron. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 15. Pick the term that matches the definition:the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Context. D) Requirement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 16. Misrepresentation an argument is called ..... A) Straw man. B) Ad hominem. C) Scare tactic. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw man. 17. This term literally means "sermon", but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice A) Invective. B) Homily. C) Understatement. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homily. 18. Define context A) A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. B) The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes and events surrounding a text. C) The art of using language effectively and persuasively. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes and events surrounding a text. 19. The technique always shows the subject of the message in a positive light, but provides little or no information. A) Transfer. B) Testimonial. C) Glittering Generality. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glittering Generality. 20. Which is the allusion A) Im like the tiger woods of mini golf. B) Im so good at skateboarding. C) I hate pancakes. D) None of above. 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