This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 164 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 164 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Clever; brilliant A) Ingenious. B) Specter. C) Torpor. D) Enfranchised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ingenious. 2. Part of speech that connects clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) They tend. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 3. Why is the rhetorical situation (SPACE) so important to consider and understand? A) Helps readers and writers to be able to more closely analyze whether or not the purpose of a text is accomplished. B) Helps writers and readers think through and determine why texts exist, what they aim to do, and how they do it in particular situations. C) Helps writers and readers to analyze the effects of their words on an audience. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helps writers and readers think through and determine why texts exist, what they aim to do, and how they do it in particular situations. 4. The "plus" ( + ) following SOAPStTonEd serves as a reminder to address what in your rhetorical analysis? A) Strategies + devices. B) Kim + Kanye. C) Requirement + subject. D) Rhetaur + Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strategies + devices. 5. Patterns of words and ideas writers use to emphasize points and make them memorable A) Rhetoric. B) Parallelism. C) Epistrophe. D) Rhetorical devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical devices. 6. Consider the following sentence:For those of you who are black-considering the evidence there evidently is that there were white people who were responsible-you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. What rhetorical strategy (-ies) is/are being used in this sentence? A) Tricolon and polysyndeton. B) Tricolon. C) Tetracolon. D) Tricolon and asyndeton . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tricolon. 7. This appeal uses logic A) Requirement. B) Logos. C) Rhetoric. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 8. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. A) Parallelism. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Metonymy. E) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 9. Who was a key author during this time period? A) Patrick Henry. B) Arthur Miller. C) F. Scott Fitzgerald. D) Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patrick Henry. 10. "The white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says, "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically feels that he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time"This is an example of: A) Anecdote. B) Antithesis. C) Imagery. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 11. What is defined as "the art of ruling the minds of men" ? A) Audience. B) Message. C) Speaker. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetoric. 12. A question posed to the audience for effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer A) Diction. B) Rhetorical question. C) Persuasive questioning. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 13. A question that DOES NOT require a response because the answer is obvious is a A) Rhetorical Question. B) Anecdote. C) Allusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 14. Which of the four persuasive appeals is someone using if they are attempting to make themselves look good/ trustworthy so you will believe their argument? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 15. Identify the dominant appeal: "They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who get hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 16. Sacred A) Hallowed. B) Prosperity. C) Desolate. D) Creed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hallowed. 17. The use of the author's words (diction) to show his/her attitude toward the topic. Uses adjectives to explain diction like:inspiring, emotional, impassioned, demanding, cheerful, optimistic, Somber, dark, analytical, critical is ..... A) Extended Metaphor. B) Tone. C) Anecdotes. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 18. The writing of the revolutionary Time period was ..... A) Poetry and short stories. B) Speeches, sermons, pamphlets. C) Oral myths. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speeches, sermons, pamphlets. 19. Types of verbal communication A) Written and oral. B) Body language and facial expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written and oral. 20. An Analogy is A) Short, personal story, used to make a point. B) A reference to something significant, for intentional effect. C) The repeated use of a word or phrase for intentional effect. D) A special type of comparison that helps illustrate your point. 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