This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 396 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 396 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rhetorical devices strengthen an author's argument. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. "Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?" This is an example of a(n): A) Allusion. B) Rhetorical question. C) Parallelism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 3. "Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty" is an effective metaphor because A) It shows how America has included all people in its prosperity. B) It makes people think of being on an island. C) It emphasizes the black Americans are isolated and have not been made available to to opportunities for prosperity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It emphasizes the black Americans are isolated and have not been made available to to opportunities for prosperity. 4. "Her hair was like a lion's mane." This is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Antimetabole. B) Anaphora. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 5. Which of the rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, or Logos) is the most effective? A) Ethos. B) None of them a mix of all three is most beneficial. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) None of them a mix of all three is most beneficial. 6. An "open" ending. Thisis a "to be continued" ending. Not allconflicts are clearly resolved. (Questionsleft). A) Falling action. B) Resolution. C) Denouement. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denouement. 7. The following is an example of, " "I know you are hungry, but don't even think about going to the golden arches!" A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 8. A direct comparison of two things (without using the words "like" or "as") is ..... A) Simile. B) Rhetorical question. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 9. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. A) Hyperbole. B) Hypophora. C) Imagery. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 10. The writer will not expect you to answer this question-they suggest the answer for you A) Rhetorical question. B) Alliteration. C) Emotional language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 11. Match the definition with the fallacy: "going with the crowd/argues that because everyone else believes something it must be true" A) Red Herring. B) Bandwagon. C) To Man. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 12. Every breath you take, Every move you make, Every cake you bake, I'll be watching you ..... A) Anaphora. B) Antistrophe. C) Ethos. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 13. Someone who is timid is very A) Hungry. B) Silly. C) Frustrated. D) Shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shy. 14. A question asked to achieve a particular effect rather than to seek an answer is an example of a A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 15. When employing facts, statistics, real-life anecdotes (stories, or examples) in a speech or in writing the speaker/author are employing what? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 16. $ 29, 284 is an example of A) Ethical appeal. B) Logical appeal. C) Emotional appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical appeal. 17. Repetition of the sameword or phrase at thebeginning of successivephrases, clauses, orsentences.Love is the question.Love is the answer.Love is everything. A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 18. Which word best matches the following definition:Use of a believable, trustworthy, and likable source of information. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. A sudden change in sentence length, style, or complexity used for stylistic effect A) Figurative language. B) Imagery. C) Variation in syntax. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variation in syntax. 20. What was the Counterargument King addressed in "Letter From Birmingham Jail" ? A) Concerns over segregation. B) Concerns over white people and black people living together. C) Concerns over breaking the laws. D) Biblical concerns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concerns over breaking the laws. ← 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