This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 388 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 388 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main argument a writer is making (what are they trying to change?) A) Rhetorical Device. B) Target Audience. C) Opposing Claim. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 2. Appeal to ..... asks the audience to follow a line of reasoning. Verifiable evidence can be used to support these appeals A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Symos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 3. Main Idea:Chocolate is a very popular gift to give during the holidays. What supporting detail would go with this main idea? A) On Valentine's Day, heart shaped boxes filled with chocolate are given to loved ones. B) Hot chocolate is made with warm chocolate and milk. C) Most of the world's cocoa beans come from Africa. D) Chocolate is a popular flavor of ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Valentine's Day, heart shaped boxes filled with chocolate are given to loved ones. 4. The first sentence of the precis' establishes the A) Outline of your topic. B) Who, where, when and what. C) Author's argument. D) Place the article was written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who, where, when and what. 5. A conceptual association should always be A) Concrete. B) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstract. 6. What is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning? A) Hyperbole. B) Rhetorical question. C) Allusion. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbol. 7. Toys of all kinds thrown everywhere.Sentence or Fragment? A) Sentence. B) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 8. In the University of Notre Dame, Touchdown Jesus is a term commonly used in football games. A) N/A. B) True. C) False. D) Nonexistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer A) Hyperbolic question. B) Metaphorical question. C) Analogical question. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 10. Intentional use of a positive statement that has a negative implication A) Damning with faint praise. B) Deductive reasoning. C) Digression. D) Dogmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damning with faint praise. 11. Either/or fallacy A) Believing that something must be true because either one of your two friends believes it. B) Asking a question of the audience with the intention to provoke thought. C) Presenting a situation as though there are only two possible outcomes, when in reality there are other possibilities, too. D) Lying about the cause of the given situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presenting a situation as though there are only two possible outcomes, when in reality there are other possibilities, too. 12. A genre of literature in whichvices, abuses, and shortcomings areheld up to ridicule (attack), ideally withthe intent of shaming individuals, orsociety itself, into some type ofimprovement. A) Poetry. B) Prose. C) Satire. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satire. 13. An appeal to timeliness A) Weather. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 14. Parallelism that uses two opposite ideas to create contrast is called ..... A) Receipt. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) Aporia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 15. Which would be the correct rebuttal here?Claim:Internet should be banned from all schoolsCounterclaim:but the internet opens up wider possibilities for learning. A) Some may argue that internet should not be allowed in school because there are inappropriate websites, however, the internet should be allowed because it opens up wider possibilities to learning. B) Some may argue that the internet opens up wider possibilities to learning, however, internet should be banned from all schools because there are inappropriate websites. C) "Children's brains deteriorate when exposed to too much online activity". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some may argue that the internet opens up wider possibilities to learning, however, internet should be banned from all schools because there are inappropriate websites. 16. A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality. A) Interloper. B) Lassitude. C) Occult. D) Epitome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epitome. 17. How can rhetorical questions be used? A) To manipulate the audience's emotions. B) To guide the audience's thinking. C) To entertain the audience. D) To confuse the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To manipulate the audience's emotions. 18. What is the purpose of allusions in rhetoric? A) To establish credibility. B) To reference historical or cultural elements. C) To use figurative language. D) To appeal to emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reference historical or cultural elements. 19. The boys wanted pizza, ..... they looked up the number for Marcos. A) So. B) In addition. C) Consequently. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 20. Which of these is an ethical or moral argument? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. ← 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