This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 215 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 215 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "To think on death it is a misery, To think on life it is a vanity;to think on the world verily it is, to think that here man hath no perfect bliss.' Peachum A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 2. A question posed for effect or to make a point, often not requiring an actual answer. A) Logos. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Liberty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 3. Statesmen, writers, and oratorswho vigorouslydebated freedom, ..... A) Slaves. B) Tyranny. C) Taxes. D) Censorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slaves. 4. What are the three parts of the rhetorical triangle? A) Subject; logos. B) Speaker; ethos. C) Audience; pathos. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. The use of argument (whether through words, images, sounds, etc.) to persuade an audience. A) Diction. B) Syntax. C) Rhetoric. D) Rhetorical appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical appeal. 6. How does the use of pathos appeal to the emotions of the audience in a speech? A) Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience in a speech by using logical reasoning. B) Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience in a speech by providing statistical data. C) Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience in a speech by evoking feelings of empathy, sympathy, and compassion. D) Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience in a speech by using humor and jokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience in a speech by evoking feelings of empathy, sympathy, and compassion. 7. Which of the following is NOT a part of an argumentative essay? A) Opposing Claim. B) Evidence. C) Claim. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialogue. 8. Which word in the following text most enhances the bossy tone?"Michael told her to get down from the ladder now or there would be consequences." A) Told. B) Down. C) Now. D) Consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Now. 9. 11 A recent trend ..... A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 10. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by "like" or "as" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. Topic sentences should ..... A) Tie up the loose ends. B) Give very specific details and evidence. C) Outline the focus of the paragraph. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outline the focus of the paragraph. 12. The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. A) Connotation. B) Diction. C) Denotation. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 13. What is the difference between arguments and fights, according to the notes? A) Arguments are based on logic, fights are based on emotions. B) Arguments seek to win over an audience, fights seek to win at any cost. C) Arguments are always civil, fights are always confrontational. D) Arguments are unproductive, fights are productive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arguments seek to win over an audience, fights seek to win at any cost. 14. Relating to the dictonary or literal meaning of a word. A) Denotative. B) Audience appeal. C) Explanation. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotative. 15. What is the controlling idea? The fact that electronic computers are now used for data processing has led the general public to believe that it is a mysterious, complicated science and that the computers are giant brains. Both of these ideas are false. A computer is basically just a high-speed adding machine that performs the functions it is told to. If the input data are varied even a little, the computer is unable to operate until it is programmed to accept the variations. The business operations it performs are impressive only because of the extremely high speed of manipulation, but most of these operations have been used for decades. Unlike man, the computer performs repetitive calculations without getting tired or bored. A) A computer is a high-speed adding machine. B) A computer is a mysterious giant brain. C) A computer is impressive because of its high speed. D) A computer is superior to man in many ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A computer is a high-speed adding machine. 16. Which rhetorical device is used? Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. A) Repetition. B) Restatement. C) Analogy. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 17. Choose the correct term for the following definition:The subject, purpose, audience, occasion, or situation in which writing or speaking occurs. A) Rhetorical Context. B) Rhetorical question. C) Rhetorical devices. D) Rhetoric. E) Rhetorical appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Context. 18. Bang! A) Nomenclature. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomenclature. 19. An appeal to logic andreasoning A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 20. Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas A) Antithesis. B) Alliteration. C) Restatement. D) Illusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. ← 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