This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 125 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 125 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 2. Which of the four appeals is someone using if they are trying to be relevant or get you to make a decision based on timing? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 3. The repetition of a word at the beginning of line, clauses, or phrases. A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 4. Define CONCESSION A) The time and place a speech is given or a piece of writing is created. What the text is about. B) The art of using language effectively and persuasively. C) An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. D) One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed, or written for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. 5. Repetition of a word or phrase used for emphasis at the beginning of a line A) Parallelism. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 6. Represents credibility or an ethical appeal which involves persuasion by the character involved. A) Enumeratio. B) Epistrophy. C) Ethos. D) Expletive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 7. The light danced on the surface of the water, A) Euphemism. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 8. What type of complex sentence is used in the text when it is mentioned that "or I beg you hard" ? A) Parallel complex sentences. B) Turning compound sentence. C) Complex sentence of cause and effect. D) Select a complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Select a complex sentence. 9. What is the conclusion in a syllogism based on? A) Specific example within a category. B) Category or general statement. C) Refutation. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific example within a category. 10. Any defect that weakens an argument is known as ..... A) Rhetoric. B) Fallacy. C) Discussion. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fallacy. 11. "Though [Teddy] was a good sentry, alert, ever ready to raise Cain, his favor had one flaw" (Capote 8). A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 12. This part of an argument accounts for the opposing view of the argument's stance. A) Claim. B) Reason. C) Warrant. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterclaim. 13. In what order was the "George Washington" president of the USA? A) 1st. B) And. C) An offer. D) Ch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st. 14. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. An example of pathos would be: A) "Take out the trash or it will overflow.". B) "Let me do the surgery, I'm the most qualified.". C) "Please, with sugar on top.". D) "This species is 95% extinct so let's research carefully.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Please, with sugar on top.". 16. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. This technique is effective because it holds the audiences' attention better, makes information smaller and easier to understand, and improves coherence and consistency. A) Parallelism. B) Restatement. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 17. "You did a great job on your synthesis essay, which is surprising" is an example of A) Slippery slope. B) Bandwagon. C) Damning with faint praise. D) Red herring. E) Hasty generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Damning with faint praise. 18. This persuasive technique tries to convince you that you are the only one NOT doing something. You want to join, too. A) Testimonial. B) Fear. C) Bandwagon. D) Loaded words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 19. A reversal of position is called an ..... A) Inversion. B) Didactic. C) Opinion. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inversion. 20. What is the term for the specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group? A) Metaphor. B) Jargon. C) Allegory. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jargon. ← 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