This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This refers to words or phrases that are used in a particular field. They may be difficult to understand if you are not part of that field. Here are some examples from the teaching field:SLO (student learning objectives), PLC (professional learning community), and LMS (learning management system, like Schoology). A) Jargon. B) Litotes. C) Connotations. D) Denotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jargon. 2. Forcing others to obey A) Domineering. B) Indomitable. C) Bureaucrat. D) Legislative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domineering. 3. A sudden pause or interruption in the middle of a sentence. A) Apostrophe. B) Hyperbole. C) Metonymy. D) Silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silence. 4. "Wear Air Jordans at your next game, and see how high you fly!" -Michael JordanWhat type of rhetorical appeal does this claim make? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 5. Emotions A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 6. She's extremely rich; ....., she's not snobbish. A) Hence. B) However. C) Otherwise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 7. Which characteristics of an editorial describes that the stand of the editorial must support truth and justice? A) Style. B) Moral Purpose. C) Clearness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moral Purpose. 8. A device used to produce figurative language A) Cell phone. B) Essay template. C) Figure of speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figure of speech. 9. Which Rhetorical Device is shown in the following sentence: "The stress relief candle set my house on fire and burned it to the ground." A) Irony. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Antithesis. D) Zeugma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 10. What is the difference between message and purpose? A) Message is what the speaker wants the audience to understand; purpose is what the speaker wants the audience to do. B) They are the same. C) Message is what the speaker wants the audience to do; purpose is what the speaker wants the audience to understand. D) Message is the main idea of the text; purpose is the urgent cause for the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Message is what the speaker wants the audience to understand; purpose is what the speaker wants the audience to do. 11. This part of an argument provides the evidence-facts and sources-to support your stance. A) Claim. B) Reason. C) Warrant. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warrant. 12. The meat was tough, the soup was cold, and the pie was clammy. When the waitress came by to ask how everything was, I just looked up at her and rolled my eyes. Enough said. The tone is A) Caring. B) Humble. C) Judgemental. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judgemental. 13. A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation A) Parallelism. B) Prose. C) Symbolism. D) Analogy. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 14. When the style or work of an author is imitated to form a comical sense over the work (sometimes negative) A) Parody. B) Irony. C) Invective. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parody. 15. Expositories are what? A) A recount/recall of events. B) Inform the reader about a topic, explain it to them. C) A bad way to present information. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform the reader about a topic, explain it to them. 16. I know you have many choices when you are looking for a nanny, but I hope you consider my many years of childcare experience and my fabulous references from families I have worked for in the past. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 17. Intentionally using extra conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) in a series of items. A) Unrelated. B) Multi-connectors. C) Consonance. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multi-connectors. 18. Which mode of persuasion in rhetoric appeals to ethics and credibility? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Mythos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 19. This fallacy exaggerates the possibility that a relatively inconsequential action today will have serious consequences in the future. A) Dogmatism. B) Either or choices. C) Red herring. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slippery slope. 20. Showing you statistics A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. ← 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