This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 134 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 134 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following statement is an example of what literary term?Some people prefer cats; others, dogs. A) Pedantic. B) Rhetorical devices. C) Ellipsis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ellipsis. 2. True or False:We NEVER say the author uses ethos, logos, or pathos A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. ..... is factual data, such as statistics and definitions provided by scientists and historians. A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to shared values and beliefs. D) Appeal to ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to logic. 4. She gained a little weight. It's not a big deal jumping from Size 8 to 16. A) Allusion. B) Simile. C) Understatement. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understatement. 5. Which component of rhetoric appeals to logic and reasoning? A) Logos. B) Mythos. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 6. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights A) Wit. B) Parody. C) Conceit. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wit. 7. The S in S.O.A.P. stands for ..... A) Situation. B) Sadness. C) Subject. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaker. 8. This part of an editorial provides a glimpse about the stand of the editorial A) Title. B) Opponent's side. C) Thesis Statement. D) Transition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 9. "The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think it's a good university." A) Circular reasoning. B) Ad hominem. C) Hasty generalization. D) False analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 10. Which is a correct TAG statement including a character? A) In the poem "Night" by Elie Wiesel, Elie shows the moral focus of perseverance. B) In the novella "Night" by Elie Wiesel, Elie shows the moral focus of perseverance. C) In the short story "Night" by Elie Wiesel, a character shows the moral focus of perseverance. D) In the book Elie shows moral focus of perseverance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the novella "Night" by Elie Wiesel, Elie shows the moral focus of perseverance. 11. A rhetorical appeal that relies on the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker or writer A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Denotation. D) Connotation tagsRhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 12. ..... changes can create a certain mood in the audience or create a type of emotional effect, such as angering or calming them. Without this variation, a speaker is in danger of sounding monotone. A) Diction. B) Syntax. C) Organizational. D) Pacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pacing. 13. Talking to someone who is not there, dead, not human is which rhetorical device? A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetoric. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 14. Repeating grammatical structure or an arrangement of words to create rhythm and momentum A) Parallelism. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 15. There's reason to believe that the factory is embezzling money. A) Rhetorical definition. B) Rhetorical explanation. C) Truth surrogate. D) Rhetorical analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truth surrogate. 16. A Hasty Generalization A) Jumps to a conclusion without enough information. B) Uses a celebrity to endorse a product who would probably never use it. C) Attacks the person or company. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumps to a conclusion without enough information. 17. Climate change is already happening all around us. But let's pretend that we're at the liberty of not having to worry about it because its effects won't be evident in our lifetimes. What about your children? Or your children's children? Imagine the life they will live as they have to endure extreme heat, catastrophic hurricanes, unprecedented rainfalls, and more. Climate change may not affect you personally, but it will affect those you love.Which appeal is being used? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 18. The term obituary means A) The name for a public speech in praise of someone that was traditionally held at gatherings in ancient Greece. B) Presentation of biographical information, listing of important dates . C) Speeches for the reception of new members of the Academy of Sciences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presentation of biographical information, listing of important dates . 19. Which definition closely matches the definition for sweeping generalizations? A) Where the author directly addresses the audience through the word "you" . B) A general statement that sounds factual but is not proven to be true. C) An error in logic and reasoning. D) An over-generalized statement about an entire group of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A general statement that sounds factual but is not proven to be true. 20. The joining of phrases, clauses, or words without the use of conjunctions. A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Unrelated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unrelated. ← 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