This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 436 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 436 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of using antithesis in literature, speeches, and debates? A) To make arguments more persuasive and impactful. B) To confuse the audience. C) To provide evidence for the arguments. D) To summarize the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make arguments more persuasive and impactful. 2. In rhetoric, an appeal to the audience's sense of ethics or principles A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. The telling of a story or an account of an event A) Narrative. B) Mood. C) Irony. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 4. What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below? "Our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feastof the mind." -Sand and Foam, Khalil Gibran A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. A writer's attitude about his or her topic is the writer's ..... A) Rhetorical situation. B) Genre. C) Stance. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stance. 6. This is the overall result that the speaker wants to happen A) Message. B) Purpose. C) Argument. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 7. According to my aunt, the rutabaga, a tasty vegetable.Sentence or Fragment? A) Sentence. B) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 8. What is a "claim" in an argument? A) A statement that makes your MAIN point. B) Acknowledging the point made by the opponent. C) A reply intended to show fault in an opponent's argument (used after the counterclaim). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement that makes your MAIN point. 9. Which logical fault is this:My opponent suggests that lowering taxes will be a good idea ..... this is coming from a woman who eats a pint of Ben and Jerry's each night! A) Ad hominem. B) Conspiracy theory. C) Exaggeration. D) False certainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad hominem. 10. Antanago bottom A) Makes a connection between two things. B) Pairs a criticism with a compliment to lessen the impact. C) Repeats words or phrases in reverse order. D) Using words that imitate the sounds they describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pairs a criticism with a compliment to lessen the impact. 11. Persuading by the use of reasoning A) Rhetorical question. B) Ethical appeal. C) Logical appeal. D) Emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical appeal. 12. Counterargument/Counterclaim A) When the writer anticipates objections. B) An appeal to authority or an expert. C) An appeal to emotions. D) An appeal to an orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the writer anticipates objections. 13. A claim made to rebut or refute a previous claim. A) Informational text. B) Evidence. C) Counterclaim. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterclaim. 14. Two or more independent clauses joined with coordinating conjunctions, transitional words/phrases, semicolons, or colons A) Complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Compound-complex sentence. D) Declarative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 15. A clear statement of a position on an issue A) Claim. B) Argument. C) Support. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 16. A vague word or phrase meant to evoke positive feelings rather than convey information. A) Jargon. B) Juxtaposition. C) To Man. D) Glittering Generality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glittering Generality. 17. Your claim must be "debatable." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. To have an effect on someone or something A) Figurative Language. B) Influence. C) Author's (or speaker's) purpose. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence. 19. A figure of speech in which the author apparently groups contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. (ie. jumbo shrimp, cruel kindness) A) Paradox. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 20. Neither of those sharks circling your boat ..... hungry enough to bite. A) Look. B) Looks. C) Did no look. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks. ← 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