This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 290 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 290 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Maria stood by the door as her guests arrived for her party. She sneered a bit, noting one woman's dress was rather informal. She sniffed and turned away to avoid looking at another guest and thought, "Why would anyone wear that?" Maria knew that there were few people in town were as wealthy as she, but she was still disappointed. What word best describes the tone of this passage? A) Arrogant. B) Silly. C) Snobbish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snobbish. 2. Match the following ethos, pathos, and logos summaries based on the "Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage."warns Congress what could happen if they don't pass the law A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 3. MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" famously uses what technique? A) Repetition. B) Logos. C) Tricolon. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 4. What is an appeal? A) An attempt to earn audience approval. B) To make a serious or urgent request. C) To apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An attempt to earn audience approval. 5. Rhetorical criticism is the systematic investigation and explanation of symbolic acts and artifacts for the purpose of understanding rhetorical processes. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. What does "informed consent" refer to? A) Informing coworkers that the patient will be asked for consent to be studied. B) Informing patients about research before getting their consent to use them in a study. C) Doctors informing themselves about the research they will do on a patient who consents. D) Patients informing doctors and scientists which procedures and research projects they consent to be a part of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informing patients about research before getting their consent to use them in a study. 7. When the reader knows something that some/all of the characters don't, this is called A) Dramatic Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic Irony. 8. When analyzing a photograph, what items should we pay attention to? A) Color, Light, Subject Matter. B) Brushstrokes, Repetition, Camera Angle. C) Target Audience, Focus, Medium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color, Light, Subject Matter. 9. Mr. Lopez gave an exam second period ..... he graded it during third period. A) Similarly. B) Truly. C) Then. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 10. Addresses the counterargument; it is a bridge between the writer's proof and conclusion; a denial of the validity of an opposing argument. It often follows a concession. A) Concession. B) Refutation. C) Composition. D) Confirmation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refutation. 11. Using character, credibility, and ethics to persuade A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Rhetorical device. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 12. A statement that asserts a belief or truth. A) Claim. B) Purpose. C) Metaphor. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 13. Which logical fault is this:People everywhere recognize the need to help the starving children of the world. A) To the man. B) Conspiracy theory. C) Exaggeration. D) False certainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False certainty. 14. In an appeal to ethics, this argument is used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader, be it a notable or experienced figure in the field or even a popular celebrity A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 15. "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark ..... Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands ..... " A) Antithesis. B) Anaphora. C) Parallelism. D) Multi-connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 16. Do you want to get punched in the face? A) Personification. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 17. The exact meaning of a word A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Literal language. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literal language. 18. Carries one or more examples into great detail; clarify a point or concept; give a picture or specific instance; make the abstract real A) Exemplification. B) Description. C) Definition. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exemplification. 19. The author of an car and truck magazine wrote about a new kind of tire that has just been created for people who live in areas that experience flooding. These tires are for deep water and are supposed to prevent vehicles from slipping off the road. What is the Author's purpose? A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Explain. E) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explain. 20. Which of the following best summarizes the purpose Lou Gehrig's speech featured in the textbook? A) A thank you to his fans, family, and teammates. B) An inspiring speech to teammates. C) The announcement of his disease. D) A declaration of his retirement decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thank you to his fans, family, and teammates. ← 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