This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 231 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 231 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " ..... came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice." A) Aporia. B) Antithesis. C) Anaphora. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 2. Choose the best answer:Have you ever wished you could contact all your friends at once? Wouldn't it be convenient to send a note to all your friends at the same time, instead of contacting each person individually? Download the FriendChat app for your smartphone today! In just minutes, you'll be able to send messages to all your friends simultaneously. For just $ 1.99, you can save yourself a lot of time! A) Inform. B) Explain. C) Entertain. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persuade. 3. Which rhetorical device provides emotionally charged language? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 4. Rhetorical device that relies on appealing to the audience's emotions A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 5. "My three decades of experience in public service make me the ideal candidate for your mayor." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 6. Language that differs from literal meaning of words and phrases. A) Figurative language. B) Imagery. C) Variation in syntax. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 7. The image is an example of what text structure? A) Chronological. B) Topical. C) Cause-Effect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause-Effect. 8. Failing to install new doors now will cause catastrophic damage from storms in the future. A) Slippery slope. B) Straw man. C) Hinting. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery slope. 9. Spoken or written language, including literary works; the four traditionally classified modes are description, exposition, narration and persuasion. A) Diction. B) Didactic. C) Discourse. D) Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discourse. 10. Appeals to ..... evokes listener's feelings, including sympathy for others. These types of appeals often use words that have strong positive or negative connotations. They may also refer to moral, religious, or patriotic feelings. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Symos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 11. "This momentous decree came as a great beacon of light" A) Imagery. B) Analogy. C) Restatement. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 12. If the speaker/writer is able to demonstrate authority (credibility) and/or demonstrate shared values (morality and ethics), they are appealing to ..... A) Pathos. B) Let's go. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 13. When should a student writer use SPACECAT? A) When writing an original argument. B) When synthesizing multiple texts. C) When analyzing the rhetoric in a text. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When analyzing the rhetoric in a text. 14. What is the conventional order of a sentence? A) Object-subject-verb. B) Subject-object-verb. C) Subject-verb-object. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject-verb-object. 15. Coherent writing where elements are given the same grammatical form. A) Parallelism. B) Diction. C) Allusion. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 16. Fill in the blank: "When it comes to logos, RESEARCHED INFORMATION and EVIDENCE gives the author ..... and provides logical connections for the audience." A) Background Info. B) Credibility. C) Purpose. D) References. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credibility. 17. Which of the following is an epithet? A) Star-crossed lovers. B) Boom!. C) Man is to boy as woman is to girl. D) Her hair is like ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Star-crossed lovers. 18. In rhetoric, the use of laughter, humor, irony, and satire in the confirmation or refutation of an argument; most commonly understood as clever expression, whether aggressive or harmless; that is, with or without derogatory intent toward someone or something in particular; characterized by a mocking or paradoxical quality, evoking laughter through apt phrasing. A) Argumentation. B) Wit. C) Ridicule. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wit. 19. What does it mean to persuade someone? (a) A) A The convince them of something. B) The explain what something is. C) To delight and entertain someone. D) To debate with someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A The convince them of something. 20. Who is the audience in the courtroom, and what do we know about them? A) The town of Maycomb, which is racist, and doesn't like Tom. B) The jury, which is mostly white, and biased against Tom. C) Jem, Scout and Dill who don't know what to believe. D) Reverend Sykes, who will support Tom no matter what. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The jury, which is mostly white, and biased against Tom. ← 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