This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 277 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 277 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In other words, rhetoric consists of the techniques or tools used to ..... an audience to do or believe something. A) Persuade. B) Argue. C) Teach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 2. Examples:wealth and poverty, beauty and ugliness, darkness and light A) Juxtaposition. B) Assonance. C) Contrasts. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 3. A question is asked not to be answered but to make a point A) Repetition. B) Restatement. C) Allusion. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 4. Who is the actor behind the famous agent parody "Austin Powers" ? A) Mike Myers. B) Sean Bean. C) David Costella. D) Daniel Craig. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike Myers. 5. A 14 line poem, written in iambic pentameter is called a A) Sonnet. B) Iambic pentameter. C) Pun. D) Free verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sonnet. 6. Ellipsis is used to A) Involve readers actively, to allow internal discussion. B) Create attention and emphasize specific details. C) Accelerate a story and to omit irrelevant details. D) Mark abridged and edited versions of a writing piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involve readers actively, to allow internal discussion. 7. Deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion A) Syllogism. B) Polysyllabic. C) Pedantic. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syllogism. 8. A stated comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of the words like or as A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 9. The part of the argument that sums up the reasons or the call for action A) Claim. B) Conclusion. C) Support. D) Counter argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 10. "1 out of every 2, 000-3, 000 babies is born with a tooth." A) Facts and statistics. B) Metaphor and simile. C) Over-exaggeration. D) Irony and sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts and statistics. 11. "By doing this ..... " is such an important phrase because A) It forces the writer to explain a point. B) It creates a professional tone. C) It demonstrates an understanding of context. D) It catches the reader's attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It forces the writer to explain a point. 12. Trump is good at changing the volume and pitch of his voice to make what he says stand out in your memory. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Logos is the appeal that you use.....Logos is the appeal that you use..... A) Credibility. B) Emotions. C) Logic. D) All threelos tres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logic. 14. "Five score years ago ..... " is an example of what rhetorical tool? A) Facts and Statistics. B) Proving Speaker's Credibility. C) Emotionally-Charged Language. D) Parallel Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts and Statistics. 15. Isla, Arjun, and Nora are debating about a Ford Mustang commercial they just watched. They are trying to figure out how the commercial gains or loses its credibility. What do you think? A) By using logical arguments and facts. B) By appealing to the audience's emotions and feelings. C) By demonstrating the author's honesty and trustworthiness. D) By confusing the audience with unrelated references. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By demonstrating the author's honesty and trustworthiness. 16. Which is the best example of an anaphora? A) I wanted to ask Alice if I could acquire a bite from her apple. As she ate, she kept asking about my astrology sign. I am an Aquarius, and apparently I am about to embark on an epic adventure. B) We can never be satisfied as long as [Black People are] the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We can never be satisfied . C) That a government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. D) One fish, two fish, three fish, blue fish . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can never be satisfied as long as [Black People are] the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We can never be satisfied . 17. Where do we commonly encounter manipulative and deceptive rhetoric? Choose the best answer. A) Commercials. B) Advertisements. C) Fast food menus. D) Product salesmen. E) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All answers are correct. 18. Why is it important to use Logos when persuading? A) It makes the audience feel upset. B) It is a visual aid for the audience. C) It allows the audience to see the logic of your argument. D) It helps the audience think you are an expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It allows the audience to see the logic of your argument. 19. Rhetorical Device A) A nonliteral use of language to suggest a specific feeling or meaning. B) A persuasive technique used to help convince an audience. C) The word choice and purposeful arrangement of words that affect meaning in speech or writing. D) A pattern in writing in which words and phrases are similar in structure, one echoing another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A persuasive technique used to help convince an audience. 20. When considering this element of the S.O.A.P.S.Tone we are looking at what the speaker or author's attitude is toward the subjects he/she is addressing. Usually, this is revealed by looking at diction, syntax, and figurative language. A) Tone. B) Speaker. C) Occasion. D) Audience. E) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. ← 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