This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 150 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 150 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the rhetorical appeal used:Having been forced to wear the school uniform myself, I can tell you that most students don't like the design. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 2. How many times, on average, will American Children ages 12-17 ask their parents for products they have seen advertised before their parents give in? A) 6 times. B) 10 percent. C) 9 times. D) 50 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9 times. 3. A word that imitates the sound the thing makes A) Onomatopoeia. B) Vernacular. C) Simile. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 4. Example:We demand truth. We demand justice. We demand equality. A) Repetition. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 5. Why is propaganda the biggest threat to democracy A) Biased. B) Spreads misleading information. C) Promote or publicize a particular political cause. D) All choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All choices are correct. 6. Which type of evidence is this:specific instances that illustrate points? A) Example. B) Statistics. C) Graphs. D) Comparisons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example. 7. Repetition of ideas in inverted order A) Onomatopoeia. B) Understatement. C) Chiasmus. D) Syllogism. E) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chiasmus. 8. Imagine you're in a debate club with David, Scarlett, and Kai. Aristotle is your coach. He's explaining the definition of rhetoric. What does he say? A) 'Rhetoric is the ability to see or identify in any given circumstance the available means of persuasion.'. B) 'Rhetoric is the study of what people say and do.'. C) 'Rhetoric is the analysis of how people do things with words, images, and actions.'. D) 'Rhetoric is the study of logic and factual evidence.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Rhetoric is the ability to see or identify in any given circumstance the available means of persuasion.'. 9. A persona is: A) The role the speaker/writer deems mist effective for the particular audience. B) The role the speaker always puts on when on stage. C) When a 9th grade student pretends to be a college student. D) An appropriate grade-level diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The role the speaker/writer deems mist effective for the particular audience. 10. (a) Which of the following is an example of the use of ethos? A) Flattering or praising the target audience. B) Stoking the audience's compassion. C) Demonstrating knowledge of the subject. D) Explaining difficult facts and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demonstrating knowledge of the subject. 11. Which of these is not ethos: A) Trustworthiness. B) Knowledgeable. C) Well-meaning. D) Engagement of emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Engagement of emotions. 12. Bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something A) Rhetoric. B) Sarcasm. C) Parody. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm. 13. ..... is a way of appealing to an audience by showing one's credibility and ethical character. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 14. Which appeal does this quote use? "I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers" (King). A) Mythos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 15. Rhetoric is a fancy word for ..... A) Persuasion. B) Endorsement. C) Insecurities. D) Premise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasion. 16. Which terms is represented in the example below:Turn in paper when finished A) Ellipsis. B) An example. C) Litotes. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsis. 17. I can't live without you. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 18. Repetition of a phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row A) Multi-connectors. B) Metonomy. C) Anaphora. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 19. Repeated use of a specific word or phrase for emphasis A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetorical question. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 20. A nonfiction work that is delivered orally to an audience. Some are fully composed before the speaker reads them aloud. Others are planned in notes or an outline. A) Claim. B) Speech. C) Rhetorical Appeal. D) Rhetorical Speech. 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