This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 414 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 414 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I can trust this person A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 2. When words are used in a non-literal way, it is known as what? A) Figurative language. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 3. The 3 basic purposes of a text: A) Persuade, Tell, Mock. B) Persuade, Mock, Entertain. C) Persuade, Inform, Rhetoric. D) Persuade, Inform, Entertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persuade, Inform, Entertain. 4. As an effective ad, which part of rhetoric is the strongest? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. E) All aspects of the rhetorical triangle must be used equally to achieve effectiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All aspects of the rhetorical triangle must be used equally to achieve effectiveness. 5. The appeal to ethos relies mostly on ..... A) Credibility. B) Emotion. C) Logic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credibility. 6. What is another word for "Word Choice" A) Imagery. B) Diction. C) Tone. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 7. Which word best describes the following example:You should try your best in this class because if you don't your mom will be so dissatisfied. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 8. When it comes to cell phones we have two choices for how we can use them to communicate. The age old question:To call or to text? On one hand, texting benefits people by having lower prices than voice calls. Also by using texts, we can send a message more quickly and quietly compared to calling by voice. Texts are also great because you can check them when you can find the best time to. On the other hand, for the phone call, its main advantage is its urgency. Through direct communication, people could react and answer to any question or comment. Additionally calling leads to a lower chance of misunderstanding because a person can immediately ask the other person when they have trouble understanding something. Phone calls can allow people to feel more personal connection since they can hear their voices and share emotions. A) Cause and effect. B) Anecdote. C) Problem/solution. D) Compare/contrast. E) Order/sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare/contrast. 9. The average person spends 40 minutes of their day checking their e-mail. This statistic is using A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 10. The construction of sentences; the arrangement of words in sentences A) Voice. B) Connotation. C) Logos. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syntax. 11. The only constant in life is change. A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Juxtaposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 12. Reading books each day is beneficial and all students should read for at least twenty minutes each day. Studies have shown that students who read consistently score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 13. Who first explored rhetoric in detail? A) The Romans. B) The Greeks. C) The Mayans. D) The Egyptians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Greeks. 14. What is the tone of this statement?This place may be shabby, but since both of my children were born while we lived here, it has a special place in my heart. A) Bitter. B) Sentimental. C) Humorous. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentimental. 15. For how long is a mother able to breastfeed her child without additoinal expense? A) 6 months. B) 9 months. C) 12 months. D) 15 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 months. 16. An ethical appeal used to persuade an audience with rhetoric that shows credibility or honesty. A) Ethos/ethos (noun). B) Rhetoric/rhetoric (noun). C) Pathos/pathos(noun). D) Reason/reason (noun). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos/ethos (noun). 17. Limiting factors that affect an audience's responses, as well as the author's manner of presentation. A) Requirement. B) Persona. C) Constraints. D) Rhetorical Situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constraints. 18. An appeal to someone's ethics or expert testimony A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Chronos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. Writing or speaking the same words multiple times A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Tricolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 20. Appeals to the idea that you love your country A) Patriotism. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to shared beliefs. D) Allusion. 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