This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 184 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 184 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Short, informal reference toa person, book, song, etc.Teacher to Student:You arejust a little Einstein!" A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 2. Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "Animal shelters rely on monthly donations to feed abandoned puppies." A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 3. What a word implies, or the figurative meaning of the word (this is affected by person, society, time period/occasion); word associations A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Pathos. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 4. The direct meaning of a word A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Logical Appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 5. Identify the LF: "People who like science and math are all basically nerds that never leave their office, wear thick glasses, and laugh at goofy jokes." A) Red Herring. B) Hasty Generalization. C) False Causation. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty Generalization. 6. Informal or regional language A) Syntax. B) Slang. C) Connotation. D) Jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slang. 7. What is a straw man? A) A fallacy added to the end of the book. B) When a speaker chooses to oversimplify in order to mock an idea. C) When the writer adds more diction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a speaker chooses to oversimplify in order to mock an idea. 8. What is a benefit of basing an argument around logos? A) Everyone will understand the statistics. B) The facts that a speaker uses don't have to be explained. C) It can be very difficult to argue against facts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can be very difficult to argue against facts. 9. Which rhetorical appeal focuses on using facts and evidence? A) The rhetorical appeal that focuses on using facts and evidence is logos. B) Ethos. C) Mythos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rhetorical appeal that focuses on using facts and evidence is logos. 10. What is Obama's purpose in this speech? A) To encourage students to work hard to succeed at school. B) To encourage student to drop out of school. C) To encourage teachers to continue to try to educate America's youth. D) To encourage parents to take responsibility for their children's actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To encourage students to work hard to succeed at school. 11. The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun A) Antecedent. B) Clause. C) Predicate nominative. D) Subject complement. E) Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antecedent. 12. Choose the correct term for the following definition:A restatement of the claim and what the writer wants the reader to do. A) Claim. B) Support. C) Counterclaim. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call to action. 13. The art of persuasive speaking and writing A) Requirement. B) Ethos, pathos, and logos. C) Rhetoric. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 14. Rhetorical device in which the speaker tells a personal story as an example A) Anecdote. B) Allusion. C) Anaphora. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 15. The best example of an analogy is: A) Petal is to flower as leaf is to tree. B) Black is the color of my true love's hair. C) The best dog to own is a Golden Retriever. D) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petal is to flower as leaf is to tree. 16. Aristotle said rhetoric is the ability to see the available means of persuasion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What type of reasoning uses a pattern to extrapolate information consistent with the given pattern? A) INDUCTIVE. B) DEDUCTIVE. C) ABDUCTIVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ABDUCTIVE. 18. A statement that can be verified and confirmed. A) Expert Opinion. B) Fact. C) Opinion. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 19. A bakery plans to sell their leftover dough with a "take and make your own cookies" campaign. A) Requirement. B) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 20. What is the definition of "disparity" ? A) Statements that are meant to be insulting. B) The quality of being different or unequal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The quality of being different or unequal. ← 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