Rhetoric Quiz 19 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Mr. Anderson is clearly the most qualified candidate for the open teaching position. He has a doctorate in elementary education, 25 years of teaching experience in public schools, and has been twice awarded for his innovative style and classroom management skills."
2. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dreamtoday.-Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Preclude
4. Define:Analogy
5. Repeating of WORDS or PHRASES ..... Example:MLK, Jr. repeated "I have a dream."
6. The art of using language to persuade
7. Revise this sentence so that it is grammatically correct:Ophelia is picking up the food, I am making the sandwiches.
8. Name the type of repetition present in this quote: "Don't you ever talk about my friends! You don't know any of my friends. You don't look at any of my friends. And you certainly wouldn't condescend to speak to any of my friends."
9. I have 7 siblings that I helped take care of, I volunteer in the nursery at church, and I reference letters from 2 couples that I babysat for this summer.What appeal is this person using?
10. What type of propaganda is this?
11. Which is the best explanation for the example of personification "The child was like a statue."
12. Which of the options below has the following definiton:giving an unliving or unhumane thing human characteristics.
13. When the narrator takes on a persona of his own, rather than remaining objective; the reader must take into consideration his biases and intents
14. One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. Ex. "But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground." Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863.
15. Within a sentence, a series of words will begin with the same sound
16. What kind of figurative language is this:The sunflowers begged for water
17. Attempts to evoke an emotional response in the audience
18. Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "Advil Liqui-Gels provide up to 8 hours of continuous pain relief."
19. A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life (usually politics, human vice, or social conventions) to a humorous effect.
20. Choose the rhetorical appeal that is used in the following quote."But dad I have to go to this university! It has a winning Lacrosse team, an established nursing program, and guarantees a job within a year of graduating."