This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 233 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 233 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A defensible assertion; a statement that you try to prove A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Supporting evidence. D) Counterclaim. E) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 2. A genre of writing that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to critique or comment on social issues or human nature. A) Rhetoric. B) Satire. C) Logos. D) Syntax tagsRhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire. 3. A 1994 survey concluded that only18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course.Which choice most effectively sets up the information that follows? A) Consequently, philosophy students have been receiving an increasing number of job offers. B) Therefore, because of the evidence, colleges increased their offerings in philosophy. C) Notwithstanding the attractiveness of this course of study, students have resisted majoring in philosophy. D) However, despite its many utilitarian benefits, colleges have not always supported the study of philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However, despite its many utilitarian benefits, colleges have not always supported the study of philosophy. 4. What is the purpose of using pathos in persuasive writing? A) To evoke certain emotions in the audience. B) To create and enhance meaning. C) To establish credibility and authority. D) To use factual, researched evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To evoke certain emotions in the audience. 5. The Greek philosopher who outlined the three concepts of rhetoric was named A) Plato. B) Aristotle. C) Socrates. D) Quintilian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aristotle. 6. Using a celebrity endorsement: A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. The deadline is in two days, so let's get started right away. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 8. Which of the following is an example of antithesis? A) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ". B) "Through thick and thin, always and forever.". C) "Ignorance is bliss.". D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ". 9. A word or group of words that completes the linking verb and renames the subject of the sentence Ex. The woman in a doctor. A) Predicate adjective. B) Predicate nominative. C) Rhetorical question. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate nominative. 10. By employing the hundreds of little tricks and techniques a person with Parkinson's learns A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Rhetorical question. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 11. "You have a responsibility to do something" A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Direct address. D) Folding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct address. 12. Bad rhetoric: A) Is condemning. B) Is narrow-minded. C) Is simple opinion. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. DELIVERY A) The art of effective verbal or written argumentation and persuasion. B) Originally, the way in which oratory (speechmaking) is spoken, gestures to be used, etc. C) Persuasive appeal from emotion (yours, the audience's, or someone else's). D) The rhetor's presence in a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Originally, the way in which oratory (speechmaking) is spoken, gestures to be used, etc. 14. The person who is giving a speech or trying to persuade an intended audience. A) Occasion. B) Narrator. C) Speaker. D) Talker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 15. If you are really passionate about something, it's okay to just makeup facts to persuade someone? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. The perspective from which the text is developed. A) Point of view. B) Rhetoric. C) Argumentation. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 17. "According to the latest research findings, implementing renewable energy sources would not only reduce carbon emissions but also create a substantial number of new jobs in the energy sector." Which rhetoric is used? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 18. What is the denotation of the word "immature" ? A) Not fully grown. B) Childish. C) Ignorant. D) Irresponsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not fully grown. 19. Fill in the blank:When we talk about ....., we might look for powerful vocabulary, but we also consider figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole. A) Diction. B) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 20. The use of the same word more than once for emphasis A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. ← 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