This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 177 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 177 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim A) Simile. B) Statistic. C) Testimonial. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testimonial. 2. The speech contains information, examples, statistics, etc. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 3. True or False:Speakers use a variety of "rhetorical tools" to develop their claims A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Rhetoric. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 5. Speakers appeal to this to demonstrate that they are knowledgeable, credible, and trustworthy to speak on a given topic. It is established by both who you are and what you say. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 6. All of the following are examples of "agents of change" EXCEPT A) Businesses/Industry. B) Government. C) Technology. D) Unions. E) ALL could be "agents of change". Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL could be "agents of change". 7. Trustworthiness, including author's background and qualifications, authority, and reputation all support which rhetorical appeal? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 8. The three main modes of persuasion are ..... A) Eros, philos, and agape. B) Pathos, storge, logos. C) Ethos, pathos, and logos. D) Kairos, logos, and ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos, pathos, and logos. 9. Is the words used correctly? He attributes characteristics from both parents. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 10. The rich fields were like the farmer's treasure A) Simile. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. Best definition to describe the difference between satire and propaganda A) Satire is deceitful and innacurate while propaganda is truthful and accurate. B) Propaganda is persuasive and untruthful while satire is humorous and exaggerated. C) Propaganda is humorous and exaggerated while satire is persuasive and untruthful. D) Propaganda is deceitful and innacurate while satire is truthful and accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propaganda is persuasive and untruthful while satire is humorous and exaggerated. 12. The size and style of the dress is not to my liking. A) NO CHANGE. B) Was. C) Will being. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 13. Said of a word or expression used in a non-literal way A) Allusion. B) Figurative language. C) Point of view. D) Rhetorical mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 14. Statistics, examples, observations, interviews, facts are examples of this. A) Claims. B) Reasons. C) Evidence. D) Assumptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 15. Equivocation A) Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making an argument misleading. B) A type of informal fallacy in which something is falsely claimed to be an either/or situation, when in fact there is at least one additional option. C) A fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable. D) Refers to the setting up of a cause-and-effect relationship when none exists. E) Occurs when the proponent uses too small of a sample size to support a sweeping generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making an argument misleading. 16. Imagine Luna, Samuel, and Sophia are having a movie marathon. They stumble upon a Ford Mustang commercial and notice it heavily references certain movies. Can you guess which movies they are? A) Field of Dreams and Bullitt. B) Star Wars and The Godfather. C) Titanic and Avatar. D) Jurassic Park and The Matrix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Field of Dreams and Bullitt. 17. Tone is the ..... 's attitude toward the ..... A) Reader; subject. B) Speaker; subject. C) Reader; speaker. D) Speaker; reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker; subject. 18. A work that ridicules human behavior and choices in order to bring about change. It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals. A) Satire. B) Sarcasm. C) Stream of Consciousness. D) Regionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satire. 19. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. A(n) ..... can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. A) Allusion. B) Ambiguity. C) Analogy. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 20. "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master." ~Christian Lous Lange~ The main AUDIENCE of this quote would be people who ..... A) Think that technology is never dangerous. B) Think that people should use technology for their shopping mostly. C) Think that Alexa is the best form of technology only. D) Think that reading is the only form of entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think that technology is never dangerous. ← 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