This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 207 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 207 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is "the faculty of observing ..... the available means of persuasion" in any situation? A) Subject. B) Rhetoric. C) Tone. D) Occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 2. Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Oxymoron. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 3. An act of borrowing generously from one's own previous work without citation; To self plagiarize. A) 404 error. B) Hybrid. C) Remix. D) Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycle. 4. A simple, declarative statement which states the proposition to be decided in the debate A) Value. B) Resolution. C) Criterion. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolution. 5. Praised by critics for it's having innovative plot and cinematography, the director's first movie was a huge hit at the box office. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its. C) It's. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 6. What does "ethos" refer to in persuasion? A) Logical reasoning. B) Emotional appeal. C) Argument by character. D) Proof and evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argument by character. 7. Words chosen deliberately for the feeling and attitude associated with them. A) Euphemism. B) Details. C) Connotative Diction. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotative Diction. 8. What type of reasoning is used here?All dolphins are mammals, and all mammals have kidneys. Therefore, dolphins have kidneys. A) Deductive. B) Inductive. C) Abductive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deductive. 9. Who was King's audience in Letter from Birmingham Jail? A) The authors of "Public Statement" and segregationists. B) Civil Rights activists. C) The American public. D) Robert Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The authors of "Public Statement" and segregationists. 10. Asking a question with an obvious answer A) Ethos. B) Charged words. C) Antithesis. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 11. Shows how the author feels about the subject or topic. A) Appeals to emotion. B) Analogies. C) Tone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 12. A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. It makes writing more vivid, imaginative, thought provoking, and meaningful. A) Symbolism. B) Synecdoche. C) Oxymoron. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 13. An appeal to trust and morals A) Logical Appeal. B) Ethical Appeal. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Inductive Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical Appeal. 14. What is the best definition of rhetoric? A) The art of painting or sculpture. B) The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. C) The study of ancient Greek and Roman literature. D) The practice of physical exercise or training. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. 15. "not following;" refers to an abrupt change in grammatical or syntactical structure; an error in grammar yet can be used to dramatize a speaker's passion or confusion A) Anacoluthon. B) Folding. C) Anaphora. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anacoluthon. 16. Sentence structure. Length, punctuation, speed and emphasis is ..... A) Repetition. B) Tone. C) Allusion. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syntax. 17. "This terrible situation has only gotten worse since you arrived." A) Emotional language. B) Irony and sarcasm. C) Parenthesis. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional language. 18. What term is used to describe a category of art, such as literature or film, defined by its style and theme? A) Genre. B) Prose. C) Idiom. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 19. Symbols are a human construction A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 20. Relaxation; relief A) Respite. B) Torpor. C) Inevitable. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respite. ← 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