This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 261 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 261 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which advertisement did we watch in class that used logos to help persuade the audience? A) Phil Swift and Flex Tape because he showed how much weight and under what conditions Flex Tape can hold up. B) The Amazon commercial because it connected to the viewer's emotions by showing someone let down due to Covid-19 cancellations. C) The Nike commercials because they show famous athletes like LeBron and Serena Williams. D) None of the advertisements used logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phil Swift and Flex Tape because he showed how much weight and under what conditions Flex Tape can hold up. 2. Choose the correct term for the following definition:To attribute something to a cause or source. A) Scourge. B) Invoke. C) Somber. D) Ascribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ascribe. 3. What is the purpose of Jargon? A) Used to stir emotions of the listener/reader. B) To signal expertise and knowledge and therefore establish credibility. C) To reinforce certain words and phrases, building emphasis with each one. D) Prompts thought and leads an audience to certain conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To signal expertise and knowledge and therefore establish credibility. 4. The answer to #1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 5. By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give a child clean drinking water. A) Karios. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos. 6. Which of the following is NOT a PREPOSITION? A) Into. B) Out. C) Near. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 7. Which of the fallowing is an allusion A) He lies so much, im suprised his nose doesn't grow like pinnochio. B) She is as blind as a bat. C) Their parents were nicer than mine. D) Her favorite artist was picasso but now its van gogh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He lies so much, im suprised his nose doesn't grow like pinnochio. 8. The position presented in the argument. A) Claim. B) Slogan. C) Ethos. D) Polemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 9. What rhetorical technique involves saying the same word, phrase or idea more than once? A) Rhetorical question. B) Pathos. C) Repetition. D) Personalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 10. When analyzing syntax, see if there are any patterns in how an author starts sentences or ends them. Repetition of a certain word or phrase is meant to draw your attention. Look especially for groups of three in either the first or last words of a sentence. Groups of three tend to be a particular favorite among literary authors ..... which excerpt below does NOT exemplify this? A) Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?. B) In every cry of every Man, / In every infant's cry of fear, / In every voice, / in every ban . C) Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, /Who countest the steps of the Sun:/Seeking after that sweet golden clime /Where the travellers journey is done. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, /Who countest the steps of the Sun:/Seeking after that sweet golden clime /Where the travellers journey is done. 11. Presenting an idea as fact without any explanation. A) Assertion. B) Inclusive Language. C) Emotional Language. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertion. 12. The changes suggested by Du Bois were part of what movement or era in American history? A) The Civil War. B) The Progressive Era. C) The Reconstruction Era. D) The Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Reconstruction Era. 13. Replacing a word or an idea with a related word or concept A) Paradox. B) Metonymy. C) Multi-connectors. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 14. What is deliberative? A) The people watching or listening to a speech. B) Arguing about politics or morals. C) Arguing in a court of law. D) Testifying at public events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arguing about politics or morals. 15. What is wrong with the verb in the following sentence: "Antigone was very protective of Oedipus in the play." A) Indirect. B) Passive. C) Imprecise. D) Inaccurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect. 16. Example:An elephants opinion holds a lot of weight A) Euphemism. B) Pun. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 17. According to the text, how does the difference of four years (between Lincoln's inaugural speeches) alter the context of the speeches? A) The first speech was longer, as the people needed explanation as they anxiously entered war, but the second, in light of the casualties of war, is briefer and moresolemn. B) The second speech is far more triumphant than the first, which was given in an uncertain time at the beginning of the war. C) The second speech is more emotional and filled with more hatred towards theConfederacy, which the Union has almost defeated. D) The first speech was longer as President Lincoln praised the strength of the Union, whereas in the second speech the Union is no longer so intimidating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first speech was longer, as the people needed explanation as they anxiously entered war, but the second, in light of the casualties of war, is briefer and moresolemn. 18. What appeal emphasizes the speaker's character? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. "A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise." When We Were Very Young, A.A. Milne A) Chronological. B) Cause and effect. C) Definition. D) Classification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause and effect. 20. The sentence below is an example of which rhetorical device?The Romans destroyed Numantia, razed Carthage, obliterated Corinth, overthrew Fregellae. A) Divorce. B) Auxesis. C) Dialysis. D) Composites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divorce. ← 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