This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 197 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 197 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the statement:An editorial is argumentative and ..... at the same time. A) Direct. B) Opinionated. C) Persuasive. D) Misleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuasive. 2. A sudden pause or interruption in the middle o a sentence (often for dramatic effect)."I will have revenges on you both / that all the world shall ..... I will do such things ..... What they are yet, i know not; but they shall be / The terror of the earth!" (King Lear II, iv) A) Apostrophe. B) Anaphora. C) Receipt. D) Silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silence. 3. A statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words. Often used for humorous or sarcastic effect A) Understatement. B) Irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbal irony. 4. "The CDC recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall" is what type of appeal? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 5. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"35 people drank this diet soda, and 33 of them subsequently lost weight." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 6. Which transition word would you use to provide an example? A) Finally,. B) To explain,. C) Then,. D) For example,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example,. 7. The purpose of appeal to patriotism is: A) To speak to the readers belief that everyone deserves fair treatment. B) To call on the readers national pride and loyalty to their country. C) To suggest that the readers interests should be placed in front of others. D) To make the reader remember an important word or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To call on the readers national pride and loyalty to their country. 8. "I came; I saw; I conquered" is a well-known example of ..... A) Epistrophe. B) Hyperbole. C) Verbal irony. D) Tricolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tricolon. 9. Using the same structure (in a list or series in a sentence) ..... Ex:We are going to learn to cook, to sew, and to clean. A) Parallelism/Parallel Structure. B) Speech Structures. C) Allusion. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism/Parallel Structure. 10. Pathos appeals to what? A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Evidence. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion. 11. The character that the speaker shows to the audience ..... also meaning "mask" A) Persona. B) Straw man. C) Speaker. D) Qualifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persona. 12. Which mode of persuasion is the strongest in terms of quality? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 13. What does ethos refer to in rhetoric? A) The volume of the speaker's voice. B) The emotional appeal of the speaker. C) The logical appeal of the speaker. D) Credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker. 14. What is wrong with the verb in the following sentence: "My first college visit will always be remembered by me." A) Indirect. B) Passive. C) Imprecise. D) Inaccurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 15. The following sentence is an example of what term? "This class is all about Mee." A) Parallelism. B) Pun. C) Anaphora. D) Multi-connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 16. "This flea is you and I, and this our marriage bed, and marriage temple is ..... " A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Conduplicatio. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conduplicatio. 17. Which of the following is an example of an argument using exaggeration? A) If students were on time to school, we would have higher test scores. B) The President of the Neighborhood Association believes that all billboards are the ugliest things anyone has ever invented. C) I believe that Mrs. Smith has horrible posture, therefore would not be a suitable Cheer coach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The President of the Neighborhood Association believes that all billboards are the ugliest things anyone has ever invented. 18. A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person. A) Introduction. B) Metaphor. C) Anecdote. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 19. The ironic minimizing of fact, achieved by presenting something as less significant than it is A) Multi-connectors. B) Hyperbole. C) Understatement. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understatement. 20. Find the rhetorical device in this sentence: "The ceremony will take place at 2:00 PM in the afternoon." A) Zeugma. B) Tautology. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. E) Simile tagsrhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tautology. ← 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