This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 138 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 138 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which definition closely matches loaded language? A) An over-generalized statement about an entire group of people. B) An exaggerated statement. C) Words, terms, or phrases that have strong connotations that are meant to appeal to the audience by evoking emotional reactions that go beyond the meaning of the word. D) An appeal made to win an argument through the emotions of their audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words, terms, or phrases that have strong connotations that are meant to appeal to the audience by evoking emotional reactions that go beyond the meaning of the word. 2. What does Third person p.o.v. use? A) "he, " "she, " and "it". B) "I, " "me, " and "my". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "he, " "she, " and "it". 3. Kairos is defined as ..... A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to credibility. C) Appeal to logic. D) Call-to-action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call-to-action. 4. What mistake do you notice in this candidate's logic?Mayoral candidate: "My opponent wants to cut money for city schools, which proves he wants to close school libraries." A) Her opponent doesn't really want to cut money for city schools. B) School libraries aren't very important. C) The statement does not give any evidence that the opponent wants to close libraries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The statement does not give any evidence that the opponent wants to close libraries. 5. Choose F, G, H, or I A) F. B) G. C) H. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 6. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "The old law of 'an eye for an eye' leaves everyone blind." This is an example of a(n) ..... A) Aphorism. B) Paradox. C) Multi-connectors. D) Diacope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphorism. 7. A dog would be a great addition to our family because they are constant, loyal companions who are loving and sweet. A dog would bring us together as a family and make me the happiest daughter on earth. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 8. Sarah ate the whole piece of pie A) Epistrophe. B) Oxymoron. C) Juxtaposition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 9. Rhetorical appeal:provides a sense of logic A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 10. What is inductive reasoning? A) A logical reasoning based on logos. B) A logical reasoning based on tertiary sources. C) A logical reasoning based on theory. D) A logical reasoning based on observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A logical reasoning based on observation. 11. "Of course she said that, she's a liar" is an example of what kind of logical fallacy? A) Slippery Slope. B) Strawman. C) To the man. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the man. 12. Repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more persuasive. A) Rhetoric. B) Repetition. C) Pathos. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 13. Complete with the correct phrase to complete the epistrophe: "The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. The clump of dogwood on the little rise across the creek-now that, too, was gone." John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath A) A sycamore. B) Was tangled. C) Was dogwood. D) Was gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was gone. 14. What is an obvious, intended exaggeration? An example is as follows: "His snores were louder than a freight train" or "I've told you a million times." A) Repetition. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 15. It's you, it's you, it's all for you. Everything I do. A) Assonance. B) Understatement. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 16. Probably the most underrated rhetorical mode: A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Telos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 17. Using positive words that become associated with something, like company slogans and political advertisements A) Glittering generalities. B) Expert testimony. C) Testimonial. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glittering generalities. 18. What is the purpose of a conclusion in an argumentative essay? A) To convince the reader to agree with your position. B) To convince the reader to argue your position. C) To balance out both sides of the position. D) To inform the reader about a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To convince the reader to agree with your position. 19. When someone draws expansive conclusions based on inadequate or insufficient evidence, it's called- A) Hasty Generalization. B) Prejudice. C) Straw Man. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 20. "In the room the women come and go talking of Michelangelo." A) Silence. B) Receipt. C) Apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. ← 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