This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The manner in which words are arranged in a sentence A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Antecedent. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 2. A scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I will fight for you. I will fight to save Social Security. I will fight to raise the minimum wage." A) Epistrophe. B) Metaphor. C) Anaphora. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 3. How could I be so stupid? A) Rhetorical question. B) Metaphor. C) Euphemism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 4. If I don't take this A.P. class, then I won't do well on the exam. If I don't do well on the A.P. exam, then I can't get into a good college. If I can't get into a good college, then I'm going to have to live in my parents' basement forever. Guess I'll sign up for the A.P. class. A) To the people. B) Slippery Slope. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Begging the Qestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 5. "Connotative wording that attempts to influence the reader/listener" is the definition of ..... A) Explicit Language. B) Implicit Language. C) Figurative Language. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loaded Language. 6. Refers to sentence structure/the way a sentence is arranged A) Diction. B) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syntax. 7. Fallacies in argumentative writing A) Give adequate support to your writing and help you clarify your point. B) Are illogical and do not help support your claim. C) Are necessary parts of the argumentative process. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are illogical and do not help support your claim. 8. It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. A) Simile. B) Oxymoron. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Understatement. 9. The emotional atmosphere or feeling thatan author creates in his/her literary work.(Author's purpose is to create anemotional feeling for the reader). A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Syntax. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 10. When a speaker or a writer attempts to persuade you through his or her own credibility or appeal this type of rhetorical strategy is known as: A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 11. An ethical appeal is known as ..... A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 12. Do you read my interviews? Or do you skip my avenue? When you said you were passin' through-Was I even on your way? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Rhetorical question. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 13. The deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of words, phrases, or clauses A) Anaphora. B) Allusion. C) Assonance. D) Unconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unconnected. 14. Does this print advertisement appeal mostly to ethos, logos, or pathos? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 15. Sam's mom screamed, "I told you a million times to pick up your room!' What is Sam's mom "using" to get her point across? A) An Allegory. B) A Simile. C) Imagery. D) A Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Hyperbole. 16. A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. A) Anecdote. B) Anaphora. C) Rhetoric. D) Occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 17. An extravagant exaggeration of fact, used whether for serious or comic effect A) Repetition. B) Concession. C) Hyperbole. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 18. Rhetorical Devicethe combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect A) Juxtaposition. B) Oxymoron. C) Euphemism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 19. What is the purpose of using antithesis? A) To create a clear distinction between two concepts and highlight their differences. B) To create a clear distinction between two concepts and highlight their similarities. C) To merge two concepts and eliminate their differences. D) To merge two concepts and highlight their similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create a clear distinction between two concepts and highlight their differences. 20. A way to appeal to LOGOS is ..... A) Use statistics and data to prove a point. B) Show how you can be trusted. C) Show pictures that make people feel a certain way. D) Cite the research you used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use statistics and data to prove a point. ← 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