This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 123 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 123 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an example of pathos? A) We must pass this bill or else all of the starving country in this nation will die. B) Homelessness amongst children has risen 25% in this country in the past decade. C) As a social worker, I can tell you from my direct experience that things have gotten worse for children in this country. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We must pass this bill or else all of the starving country in this nation will die. 2. A ..... sentence aims to create suspense for the reader, who must read the whole sentence to figure out the main thought. A) Periodic. B) Simple. C) Loose. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periodic. 3. The information in paragraph 4 suggests A) A possible impact of automation on people who work as drivers. B) A causal relationship between massive job loss and automation. C) Ways in which jobs might change as a result of automation. D) Ways in which automation might lead to growth in the shipping industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A possible impact of automation on people who work as drivers. 4. Engaging the audience's emotions for the purpose of persuasion A) Tone. B) Emotional Appeal. C) Testimonial. D) Rhetorical Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional Appeal. 5. "Twenty-one years ago, this last September, on a lonely stretch of railroad track paralleling U.S. Highway 101 near Salinas, 32 Bracero farm workers lost their lives in a tragic accident ..... They died when their bus, which was converted from a flatbed truck, drove in front of a freight train." A) Appeal to Audience's Morals. B) Anecdote. C) Emotionally Charged Language. D) Appeal to Audience's Feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 6. This type of reasoning goes from the specific to the broad A) Deductive. B) Inductive. C) Abductive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inductive. 7. Which Question Is Rhetorical? A) "Do you want to teach the class today?". B) "Can I come over after school?". C) "Would you like something to drink?". D) "May I use the Restroom?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Do you want to teach the class today?". 8. "the devising of matter, true or plausible, that would make the case convincing" the Ad Herennium defines which faculty as such? A) Arrangement. B) Invention. C) Division. D) Proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invention. 9. "The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty" A) Repetition. B) Parallelism. C) Imagery. D) Restatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 10. "Where would we be without this tradition? Ever since our forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock, we've celebrated Thanksgiving without fail, making more than cherished recipes. We've made memories." A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 11. Shows urgency and answers why now? A) Context. B) Requirement. C) Audience. D) Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requirement. 12. "I came, I saw, I conquered."What rhetorical devise is used? A) Epistrophe. B) Parallelism. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 13. "When I was ten, Swat, which was a place of beauty and tourism, suddenly changed into a place of terrorism." Which rhetoric tool is this an example of? A) Proving speaker's credibility. B) Emotionally-charged language. C) Citing facts and statistics. D) Parallel structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotionally-charged language. 14. An issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak. A) Purpose. B) Requirement. C) Irony. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requirement. 15. If a politician gives a speech and mentions a tax increase in order to pay for efficient social security, what type of rhetoric is being used? A) Doritos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 16. A rhetorical appeal that relies on logic or reason A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Denotation. D) Irony tagsRhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 17. Identify the Rhetorical Device:I love you because you are gentle. Your gentleness blooms from love. A) Multi-connectors. B) Unrelated. C) Metonymy. D) Chaismus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaismus. 18. Imply A) To indicate or suggest without directly stating. B) To recognize. C) A passage or quotation taken from a book. D) Likely to occur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate or suggest without directly stating. 19. The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggestive meaning A) Denotation. B) Figure of speech. C) Connotation. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 20. When an ACT test question has 2 options that are very similar, you should A) Choose the first one in the list. B) Don't choose either; they are both wrong. C) Choose the second one listed. D) Choose the one with least words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't choose either; they are both wrong. ← 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