This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 213 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 213 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure. A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetoric. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 2. Used to create imagery and express things non-literally; can make an idea more emotive, vivid, and convincing. A) Bias. B) Alliteration. C) Figurative Language. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 3. What is the definition of Background Information? A) A sentence that draws the reader in and gets them interested about the essay. B) A grand or big statement that a lot of people find relatable. C) Additional information about the essay topic that explains the history, important people, dates, or what the topic is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Additional information about the essay topic that explains the history, important people, dates, or what the topic is. 4. Rhetoric is the art of persuading someone using language. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. Words, phrases, clauses within the sentence; and sentences, paragraphs, and chapters in larger pieces of writing are the unit that by their progressive and logical arrangement, make for this. A) Chiasmus. B) Arrangement. C) Unity. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coherence. 6. It is a mistake to think that we can leave this problem to the next generation to solve. The clock is ticking. We must act. The tone is A) Inspirational. B) Urgent. C) Empathetic. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urgent. 7. What was once hidden away behind the mountains are now out in the open for everyone to see. A) NO CHANGE. B) Is. C) Were. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 8. Author's technique requires you to analyze a specific sentence for A) Description and wordiness. B) Clarity and conciseness. C) A stated purpose. D) Slang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stated purpose. 9. The art of using language for the purpose of persuasion A) Rhetoric. B) Expert testimony. C) Glittering generalities. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 10. Heartbroken, the amusement park was closed indefinitely. A) Correct as is. B) Heartbroken, the rides were broken. C) Heartbroken, the children learned that the amusement park was closed indefinitely. D) Heartbroken, the amusement park was left empty as it was closed indefinitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heartbroken, the children learned that the amusement park was closed indefinitely. 11. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of words or ideas in different words, usually for emphasis or literary effect? A) Zeugma. B) Tautology. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. E) Simile tagsrhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeugma. 12. "Love is patient. Love is kind."What rhetorical devise is used? A) Anaphora. B) Parallelism. C) Antithesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 13. I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity.-Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness A) Litotes. B) Paradox. C) Hyperbole. D) Hypotaxis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 14. What is the purpose of rhetorical questions? A) To engage the audience. B) To confuse the audience. C) To provide information. D) To require a response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To engage the audience. 15. Rhetoric is designed to see the ..... of persuasion in each case. A) Available means. B) Incredible power. C) Deceptive power. D) Available appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Available means. 16. When authors catalogue something, they create a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Possible options. C) List. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) List. 17. In a syllogism, what is the second step after the general statement? A) Refutation. B) Concession. C) Specific example within a category. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specific example within a category. 18. Logical reasons, facts, statistics, and expert testimony A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 19. "You must obey the law because it's illegal to break the law." A) Red Herring. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Loaded Question. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular Reasoning. 20. There is nothing nutritionally redemptive about biscuits and gravy, and for that reason I'm sure the idea for the dish was conceived by Satan or at least one of his cronies in the first place. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. ← 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