This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 205 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 205 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We use rhetoric daily: A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. When considering this element of the S.O.A.P.S.Tone we are identifying the target of the speech and the values/morals of that target. A) Tone. B) Speaker. C) Subject. D) Audience. E) Occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 3. "If you don't buy this product now, you will be risking losing this low price. You don't want to risk that, do you?" This statement most closely exemplifies: A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 4. Repetition of grammatical structure (example:In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole ..... ) A) Simile. B) Allusion. C) Parallelism. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 5. More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggest that Proactive is an effective treatment for acne. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 6. I'm not even going to discuss how Melissa shook her curls. A) Apophasis. B) Anaphora. C) Alliteration. D) Antonomasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apophasis. 7. A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas are given human qualities A) Personification. B) Euphemism. C) Irony. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 8. (n.) reason or intellect; in the context of an appeal to the mind or understanding A) Logos. B) Metaphor. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 9. The omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction A) Euphemism. B) Ellipses. C) Metonymy. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipses. 10. Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. "I died laughing." A) Euphemism. B) Alliteration. C) Receipt. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 11. Get them to think A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 12. Identify the rhetorical appeal used:If you decide not to come for Christmas dinner, it would break your grandmother's heart. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 13. When you attack a person's character as opposed to the actual argument is called ..... A) Straw man. B) Ad hominem. C) Scare tactic. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad hominem. 14. Using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation A) Malapropism. B) Euphemism. C) Epithet. D) Receipt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malapropism. 15. Which fallacy is it when the speaker distracts the audience from the issue and never answers the actual question? A) Circular reasoning. B) Ad hominem. C) Red herring. D) Two wrongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red herring. 16. What is an "agent of change" A) Someone or something that works for change. B) Something that changes. C) The passing of time. D) Changing technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone or something that works for change. 17. A Dream is a wish your heart makes. (Walt Disney's Cinderella) A) Personification. B) Allusion. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. The use of balanced structure to create a rhythmic, catchy sentence. A) Parallelism. B) Diction. C) Syntax. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 19. Who is the likely audience of a commercial that is selling candy using loud music, lots of colors, and animated characters? A) Adults. B) Children. C) Anyone who likes candy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children. 20. It brought joy and cheer. A) Personification. B) Oxymoron. C) Tautology. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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