This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 199 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 199 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Violence and terrorism are not the answer." A) Emotionally Charged Language. B) Repetition. C) Appeal to Audience's Morals. D) Appeal to Audience's Feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotionally Charged Language. 2. Our product eliminates 99.9% of bacteria. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 3. When considering this element of the S.O.A.P.S.Tone we are considering what might have compelled the author or speaker to deliver his/her message. Reasons might include an event, a celebration, or an observation or critique of something he/she has seen or experienced in the media, on social media, or in their personal life. A) Purpose. B) Speaker. C) Tone. D) Audience. E) Occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Occasion. 4. If an ad said, "35 people drank this diet soda and 33 of them subsequently lost weight, " the ad is using ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 5. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:They don't exactly have an ordinary relationship. A) Apposition. B) Anaphora. C) Litotes. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Litotes. 6. A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for a part, the material for the thing made, or in short, any portion, section, or main quality for the whole or the thing itself (or vice versa). Ex. Farmer Joe has two hundred head of cattle [whole cattle], and three hired hands [whole people]. If we had some wheels [whole vehicle], I'd put on my best threads [clothes] and ask for Jane's hand [her whole person] in marriage. A) Subjectivity. B) Syllogism. C) Symbol. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synecdoche. 7. What does the audience represent in SOAPSTone? A) The author's purpose. B) Who the message is intended for. C) The setting. D) The main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who the message is intended for. 8. The Greek word for "suffering" or "experience" ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 9. How can logos be used effectively in a speech to persuade the audience? A) By presenting logical arguments, facts, and evidence. B) By using flashy and colorful logos. C) By using emotional appeals and personal anecdotes. D) By using complex and technical jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By presenting logical arguments, facts, and evidence. 10. The dog ran through the meadow. The cat watched from the window. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Compound Sentence. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 11. There is a direct relationship between a symbol and its referent A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 12. Rhetorical Analysis essays should be A) One paragraph. B) Five paragraphs. C) Two paragraphs. D) Many paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many paragraphs. 13. When did the Enlightenment take place? A) 16th century. B) 17th century. C) 18th century. D) 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18th century. 14. An expression making something seem smaller or less important A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Shape. D) Understandment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Understandment. 15. Bias is A) Writing something so that it portrays someone or something in a positive or negative way. B) Always portraying something so that it makes them look good. C) Always portraying something so that it looks bad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing something so that it portrays someone or something in a positive or negative way. 16. Explains your evidence and why it is important A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) Reasoning. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasoning. 17. Define audience A) An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. B) One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed, or written for. C) The 3 major appeals:ETHOS-(character) LOGOS-(reason) PATHOS-(emotion). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed, or written for. 18. The intentional use of an apparent contradiction. A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 19. A generalization that is logical and supported by facts and examples is A) Valid. B) Faulty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valid. 20. Which of the following lines is an example of BOTH anadiplosis and antimetabole? A) Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. B) I know what I like and I like what I know. C) All I desire is before me; before me lies the future. D) "Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. One you change your thought pattern, you change your attitude." -Malcolm X. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I know what I like and I like what I know. ← 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