This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 439 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 439 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Garrison argues against disbanding the American Anti-Slavery Society. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. "Have we found our happy valley?" A) Oxymoron. B) Anaphora. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 3. Why, according to Frederick Douglass, is it a good thing that America is such a young country? A) It still has hope for a better future. B) Our obvious "mistakes" can be more easily excused because we're too young to know better. C) It will be less devastation to global politics/economy when we collapse. D) We don't have a big enough population for the causalities of the Civil War to be too severe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It still has hope for a better future. 4. A claim made by the opposition A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Supporting evidence. D) Counterclaim. E) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterclaim. 5. Rhetoric is the art of using language effectively and persuasively. (True/False) A) True. B) Rhetoric is the art of using numbers effectively and persuasively. C) Rhetoric is the art of using body language effectively and persuasively. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Rhyming only the first letter of words A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Conviction. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 7. There have been countless arguments about whether or not Trump is fit for the presidency. A) Forensic. B) Epideictic. C) Deliberative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epideictic. 8. The correct grammatical order or way words are put together in a sentence. A) Diction. B) Syntax. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syntax. 9. An argument made to answer those who oppose the claim. A) Argument. B) Message. C) Context/Purpose. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterargument. 10. If I don't take this A.P. class, then I won't do well on the exam. If I don't do well on the A.P. exam, then I can't get into a good college. If I can't get into a good college, then I'll never get a good job. If I can't get a good job, then I'm going to have to live in my parents' basement forever. Guess I'll sign up for the A.P. class. A) Scare Tactic. B) Slippery Slope. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Faulty Causality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 11. Rhetorical analysis is the examination of ..... A) Testing procedures for the AP exam. B) Written texts to determine how the author shaped the content in order to achieve an identifiable purpose for a given audience. C) Architecture and history of the Rostra in Rome. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written texts to determine how the author shaped the content in order to achieve an identifiable purpose for a given audience. 12. What is the purpose of logos in persuasive communication? A) To evoke emotions in the audience. B) To establish credibility and trustworthiness. C) To use logic and reasoning to persuade. D) To create a memorable impression on customers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To use logic and reasoning to persuade. 13. A comparison between two things to explain or clarify; inference that if two things are alike in one way, they'll be alike in other ways A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 14. Anaphora, Alliteration, and Parallel Structure are all rhetorical devices that have to do with A) Repetition. B) Comparison. C) Description. D) Appeal to Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 15. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"Act in the next 60 seconds to receive this special offer!" A) Ethos. B) Weather. C) Logos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 16. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:charts/graphs A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 17. Emily wanted to sit next to Michael; ....., the teacher sat her next to someone else. A) As a result. B) For example. C) Instead. D) In conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instead. 18. A role or character that is adopted by an author or actor A) Persona. B) Chiasmus. C) Anaphora. D) Multi-connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persona. 19. Uses professionals like dentists, doctors, teachers, etc. to sell something A) Appeal to authority. B) Appeal to fear. C) Appeal to pride. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to authority. 20. "Shall I Compare Thee to a summer's Day" A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. ← 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