This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end; this independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone A) Periodic sentence. B) Parallel structure. C) Colloquialism. D) Predicate adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periodic sentence. 2. Which rhetorical device aims to evoke emotions in the audience? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 3. What is NOT good rhetoric? A) Based on facts. B) Intolerant. C) Solution based. D) Urges action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intolerant. 4. The catalyst, or event that inspires/influences the writer to compose the text. A) Speaker. B) Audience. C) Requirement. D) Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Requirement. 5. "Describes any context in which you need to communicate (written word)" A) Word Play Tropes. B) Situation. C) Contractions. D) Passive Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situation. 6. Using the words "I", "me", "we", or "us" is using what point of view? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 7. Million people quit smoking last year.WWW.STOPSMOKING.NOW A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 8. Working together with others to achieve a common goal. A) Inclusive Pronouns. B) Ethos. C) Collaboration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collaboration. 9. "Time Waits for No One" (song by The Rolling Stones) A) Parallelism. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 10. "Mrs. Hudson comes to school with a smile on her face and positive glow" is an example of what? A) Allusion. B) Repetition. C) Tone. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 11. She gave birth to me, raised me and provided for me from an infant ..... Maybe I owe her one. A) Hyperbole. B) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 12. Disregarding context and viewing a given topic in black and white (all good or all bad) suggests a lack of ..... A) Organization. B) Rhetoric. C) Nuance. D) Line of reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuance. 13. When a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or or speaker and attacks their argument or character. A) Anecdote. B) Attacks. C) Bias. D) Jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacks. 14. The person who is writing the essay or giving the speech is known as the A) Speaker. B) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 15. Which literary device is shown in the lyric: "Seventeen and we got a dream to have a family, a house and everything in between. Suddenly, we turn Twenty-three, pressure for taking our life more seriously, We got our dead-end jobs and got bills to pay" (Blanco, Halsey, Khalid). A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Juxtaposition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 16. How do writers use credibility (ethos) to persuade readers? A) By demonstrating their authority on the subject (e.g., credentials). B) By citing authoritative sources (e.g., experts). C) By presenting their argument professionally (e.g., strong language, correct mechanics). D) All of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers. 17. "No taxation without representation!" A) Classical. B) Contemporary. C) Modernist. D) Colonial. E) Realist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colonial. 18. Lewis stared at the blank screen. Dead. His computer was dead. "I have to finish my paper tonight, " he thought, as panic slowly sunk in. "How am I going to do that?" Lewis's mind raced. He tried to think of how he could get his work done. His little sister wandered by. "How long will it be?" she asked. Lewis looked at her blankly. "Until the power comes back?" she said. Lewis sighed with relief. A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertain. 19. What does the "o" represent in SOAPSTone? A) Objective. B) Occasion. C) Opinion. D) Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occasion. 20. Which rhetorical device is the following an example of? "Freedom of choice is an important freedom. Students should have the freedom to choose between different types of soft drinks." A) Sweeping Generalizations. B) Direct Address. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweeping Generalizations. ← 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