This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 144 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 144 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Softsoap ad uses what kind of logical fallacy? A) Sweeping generalization. B) Loaded language. C) To man. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loaded language. 2. When two times as many dermatologist recommend Neutrogena. A) Weather. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 3. Who did Hillary Clinton finally win over in the Democratic Party's internal run for president in 2016? A) Donald Tusk. B) Bernie Sanders. C) Mike Pence. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bernie Sanders. 4. The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words A) Parallelism. B) Alliteration. C) Assertion. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 5. Identify the author's claim in the following paragraph:In a democracy, safeguarding voting rights is a cornerstone, ensuring the voice of every citizen resonates in the halls of governance. Historical struggles, such as the suffrage movement and the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, attest to the arduous journey undertaken to dismantle barriers and extend the franchise. To compromise on this fundamental right is to jeopardize the very essence of a government designed to be of, by, and for the people. A) The right to vote is fundamental to democracy. B) The journey towards voting rights has been a difficult one. C) The suffrage movement and the Voting Rights Act contributed substantially to extending the franchise. D) Compromising on the fundamental right to vote is necessary for a government to function. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The right to vote is fundamental to democracy. 6. Pretending to omit something by drawing attention to it."A politician saying:'I will not even mention the fact that my opponent was a poor student." A) Receipt. B) Apostrophe. C) Ethos. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receipt. 7. Appeals from the advice of experts in the field A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 8. "Everyone else is doing it, you should too!" A) Red herring. B) Stereotyping. C) Ad nauseam. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 9. Pathos is defined as ..... A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to credibility. C) Appeal to logic. D) Call-to-action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to emotion. 10. A reference to a person, event, or place in history, religious texts, or literature. A) REPETITION. B) ALLUSION. C) DICTION. D) ANECDOTE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ALLUSION. 11. *tick the way/s in which Rhetoric functions to allow humans to communicate with one another. A) We use rhetoric in an effort to persuade others. B) Rhetoric is an invitation to understanding. C) We use rhetoric simply as a means of self-discovery. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. He went to the store, to the game, and to his house all in one night. This is an example of ..... A) Parallelism. B) Paradox. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 13. "Life is like a box of chocolates-you never know what you're gonna get" A) Is an example of an allusion. B) Is an example of hyperbole. C) Is an example of an analogy. D) Is an example of repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is an example of an analogy. 14. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother ..... there were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn't fit in. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 15. Plato thought rhetoric was a good thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. A similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses is a(n) ..... A) Parenthesis. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) In person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 17. Which rhetorical device specifically appeals to the emotions? A) Emotive language. B) Short, direct statements. C) Rule of three. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive language. 18. Words with STRONGLY positive or negative connotation A) Loaded Language. B) Euphemism. C) Ethos. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 19. An object out of its normal time A) Anachronism. B) Aside. C) Euphemism. D) Conceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anachronism. 20. Which type of repetition occurs when it repeats the use of a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) within a phrase or clause? A) Anaphora. B) Folding. C) Multi-connectors. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multi-connectors. ← 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