Rhetoric Quiz 235 (20 MCQs)

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1. A story in which the Characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation
2. Benjamin Banneker:Which phrase DOES NOT mean the same as the others?
3. A drastic overstatement
4. A petition or request
5. What kind of appeal is made in the picture and wording of the mac and cheese ad?
6. The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. These may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes.
7. A method used to show that celebrities are just like everyone else
8. Demosthenes was the greatest orator
9. The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
10. In "A Modest Proposal" the acquaintance of the narrator, who assures him that a child is a "delicious food, " is from where?
11. Research compiled by analysts from NASA suggests that a moon colony is viable.
12. How did the Besht regain his powers?
13. To report that your committee is still investigating the matter is to tell me that you have nothing to report.This sentence is an example of .....
14. "And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado."
15. " "This place is like a Garden of Eden."
16. A metaphor compares two unlike things directly.
17. "Mr. Anderson is clearly the most qualified candidate for the open teaching position. He has a PhD in primary education, 25 years of teaching experience in public schools, and has been awarded twice for his innovative style and classroom management skills."
18. The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect
19. The words or tone help to identify the .....
20. ..... means:omitting conjunctions such as "and" from a series of related clauses for rhetorical effect