This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 361 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 361 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence below? I have to be completely honest, public speaking is a sort of Achilles' heel for me. It always has been. A) Allusion. B) Idiom. C) Irony. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 2. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." This is an example of ..... A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Scare Tactics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 3. A figure of speech in the form of a questions without an answer. A) Anecdotes. B) Tone. C) Analogy. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 4. The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses; it helps to establish a strong rhythm and produces a powerful emotional effect. A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Anaphora. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 5. What is the 'Occasion' in SOAPStone? A) The context or situation. B) The rhetorical strategies. C) The speaker's attitude. D) The desired result. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The context or situation. 6. Writers vary the structure of their sentences and phrases because it is a powerful way to convey what to the reader? A) Meaning. B) Emotion. C) Emphasis. D) [all of the responses]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [all of the responses]. 7. Love is patient, love is kind, love is not selfish. A) Repetition. B) Juxtaposition. C) Simile. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 8. The common people adored Caesar because he A) Was a kind and gentle ruler. B) Brought more money and land to Rome. C) Was considered one of their best athletes. D) Married the Roman Countess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought more money and land to Rome. 9. Rhetorical appeals are also known as A) Aristotelian appeals. B) Sophoclean appeals. C) Argument appeals. D) Discussion appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aristotelian appeals. 10. When there is a contrast between what is normally expected and what actually occurs. A) Dramatic Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational Irony. 11. A rhetorical appeal to the audience's sense of reason; often created using facts, figures, and case studies A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Rhetorical appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 12. A pattern of organization where information in a passage is expressed as a dilemma or concerning issue (a problem) and something that was, can be, or should be done to remedy this issue (solution) A) Problem and solution. B) Compare and contrast. C) Chronological. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem and solution. 13. Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, or problems. A) Amplification. B) Alliteration. C) Enumeratio. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enumeratio. 14. Good writing depends on strong ..... so that the audience understands the point of the essay. A) Cohesion. B) Diction. C) Personification. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cohesion. 15. When the author assumes the argument presented is automatically true. A) Backing. B) Begging the question. C) Second-hand evidence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging the question. 16. An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or "bookish" A) Multi-connectors. B) Pedantic. C) Paradox. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pedantic. 17. When a speaker or writer attacks the character of his or her opponent rather than the opponent's ideas A) Slippery slope. B) Hasty generalization. C) Either-or-fallacy. D) Bandwagon appeal. E) To man. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) To man. 18. For eight years, Fox kept his illness a secret by ..... A) Refusing to take any Parkinson's medications. B) Pretending to be younger than he was. C) Using tricks to hide his symptoms. D) Giving up his acting career. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using tricks to hide his symptoms. 19. I am sick of it. This is wrong. I give up. What types of sentences are these? A) Syntax. B) Telegraphic sentences. C) Run on sentences. D) Periodic sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telegraphic sentences. 20. Use of the words you or we to involve the reader A) Direct address. B) Rhetorical question. C) Anecdote. D) Simile. 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