This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 273 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 273 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following would be considered plagiarism? A) Looking up the answer to a question on the internet, then answering in your own words. B) Looking up the answer to a question on the internet, copying it and pasting it onto your worksheet document. C) Quoting a line from a piece of literature in your answer using quotations and tell where it cam from. D) Using a piece of common knowledge in a paper and not citing where you obtained that knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking up the answer to a question on the internet, copying it and pasting it onto your worksheet document. 2. A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world. A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform. 3. In a speech by President Barack Obama about the economy, the S in SPACECAT is: A) The American people. B) Congress. C) President Obama. D) Michelle Obama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President Obama. 4. What does the "P" in SOAPSTONE stand for? A) Purpose. B) Plato. C) Prepare. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose. 5. The comparison of two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as, " Ex. Righteousness like a mighty stream ..... " A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Figurative Language. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. What is the most common point of view utilized in fiction writing? A) 3rd person past tense. B) 3rd person present tense. C) 1st person past tense. D) 1st person present tense. E) None of the options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st person past tense. 7. What is the meaning of the biblical allusion 'Plan ahead, it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark'? A) It emphasizes the importance of being prepared for future events. B) It highlights the story of Noah and his ark. C) It suggests that gambling can lead to financial ruin. D) It emphasizes the need to balance work and personal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes the importance of being prepared for future events. 8. Hints about what will happen later in the story A) Foreshadowing. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 9. Tries to make you view something in the same way as they view something else A) Transfer. B) Loaded words. C) Bandwagon. D) Snob appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transfer. 10. "You'll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do:you have heart" is an example of which rhetorical appeal? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 11. Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. (Anne Lamott) A) Epistrophe. B) Simile. C) Euphemism. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. Identify the type of sentence:I ate a cheeseburger for dinner. A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 13. Which rhetorical device is used in this sentence:"I believe that we will win; I believe that we must win; I believe that when we win, we will be undefeated." A) Extended metaphor. B) Repetition. C) Parallelism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 14. What is the term for a class of artistic works, like movies or books, characterized by similar form, style, or subject matter? A) Genre. B) Slang. C) Dialogue. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 15. Appealing to credibility or character A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 16. By anticipating an objection and answering it, permits an argument to continue moving forward while taking into account points or reasons opposing either the train of thought or its final conclusions. A) Folding. B) Anaphora. C) Pun. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folding. 17. Gain the audience's trust A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 18. Comparing two alike things using linking verbs A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Diction. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 19. Which of these punctuation marks cannot be used at the end of a sentence? A) A full stop (period). B) A comma. C) A question mark. D) An exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 20. An act of paraphrasing from other sources and making the content fit together seamlessly. A) 404 error. B) Hybrid. C) Remix. D) Mashup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remix. ← 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