This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 182 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 182 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our information on Rhetorical Strategies came from Purdue University. A) Ethos. B) Past Experience. C) Loaded Words. D) Words of Empasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 2. Which is NOT a consequence of plagiarism? A) Poor grades. B) Kicked out of school. C) Jail time. D) Redo your entire assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Redo your entire assignment. 3. Identify the rhetorical device:The judge stated that the lawyer's objection was overruled and that the evidence was admissible. A) Vernacular. B) Colloquial. C) Jargon. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 4. The direct address requires the use of a noun which can be a person's name or A) The adjective'Difficult'. B) The noun 'Technique'. C) The verb 'Use'. D) The pronoun 'You'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pronoun 'You'. 5. Sadly, Alek's last day was on Friday; we had to let him go. A) Euphemism. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 6. Which rhetorical appeal is being used in the sentence below? Neutrogena face wash is the #1 dermatologist recommended product on the market. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. Correctly punctuate the following sentence:The Pistons are not very good at basketball they got Blake Griffin. A) The Pistons are not very good at basketball, but they got Blake Griffin. B) The Pistons are not very good at basketball so they got Blake Griffin. C) The Pistons are not very good at basketball, they got Blake Griffin. D) The Pistons are not very good at basketball but they got Blake Griffin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pistons are not very good at basketball, but they got Blake Griffin. 8. ..... means:repetition of one or more words at the END of back to back phrases. A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Anthimeria. D) Apposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 9. In Circular Reasoning A) You repeat the same information and offer no additional support. B) You explain that sense everyone is doing it, you should too. C) You use facts and numbers to get your point across. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You repeat the same information and offer no additional support. 10. Kendrick Lamar's verse, "Peter piper picked a peppers so i can pick your brain put your heart together, " uses which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Anaphora. B) Parallel Structure. C) Alliteration. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 11. Most of the time you can take a participle/participial phrase out of a sentence and the sentence will still make sense. A) T. B) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 12. The sphere fire above its soft colours wove A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) Periphrasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periphrasis. 13. Which best describes the tone in the following passage:"Now tell me true, Abigail. I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for now my ministry's at stake, my ministry and perhaps your cousin's life!" A) Calm. B) Sarcastic. C) Respectful. D) Anxious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anxious. 14. A question that is not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired, and usually just a yes or no answer would suffice. It is used for effect, emphasis, or provocation, or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the fact at hand A) Rhetorical Modes. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Sarcasm. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 15. This form of rhetoric uses logic A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 16. According to Aristotle, ethics is: A) Managing the household. B) Self control. C) Ruling the polis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self control. 17. When a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party (person or object) A) Anaphora. B) Apostrophe. C) Allusion. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 18. What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of the word? A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Antithesis. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 19. A short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life. "Early bird gets the worm" A) Aphorism. B) Anecdote. C) Allusion. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphorism. 20. The "CAT" components of the "SPACECAT" acronym deal with ..... (a) A) A rhetorical strategies. B) The rhetorical situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rhetorical strategies. ← 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