This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You say hello to different people in different ways because you are considering ..... A) Requirement. B) Purpose. C) Rhetoric. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 2. Incorrectly thinking that one thing leads to another A) False cause and effect fallacy. B) Circular reasoning fallacy. C) Name-calling fallacy. D) Circular reasoning fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False cause and effect fallacy. 3. Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Referring to principles or beliefs commonly held by a group A) Appeal to shared beliefs/values. B) Emotive diction. C) Imagery. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to shared beliefs/values. 5. "3 out of 4 Dentist recommend Trident Gum" is an example of A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 6. Which rhetorical appeal is used in this commercial? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. 89% of migraine sufferers trust Headfix to alleviate their pain. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 8. How can pathos be used ethically in persuasive communication? A) By using vivid language and metaphors. B) By demonstrating expertise and knowledge. C) By avoiding manipulation of emotions. D) By seizing the opportune moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By avoiding manipulation of emotions. 9. From the Greek for "good speech, " ..... are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. The ..... may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. Ex. Saying "earthly remains" rather than "corpse" A) Euphemism. B) Litotes. C) Extended Metaphor. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 10. Repeating a word or phrase pattern that is similar to create emphasis is which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Allusion. B) Invective. C) Repetition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 11. She is the only person I know who has turned around so many failing businesses and made them profitable. We should hire her to help save our store. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 12. Appealing to someone's emotions. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 13. Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively A) Testimonial. B) Loaded words. C) Purpose. D) Rhetorical appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical appeals. 14. A word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. A) Litotes. B) Oxymoron. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 15. What rhetorical device is being used here:Look, I'm no Mother Teresa. I've made my mistakes, but I'm trying.? A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Epistrophe. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 16. What is the term for a specific type of literature, music, or film, categorized by its style and content? A) Genre. B) Language. C) Accent. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 17. Imagine you're a speechwriter for a top politician. Which rhetorical device would you use in your speech to tug at the heartstrings of the audience? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 18. When a whole is represented by naming one of its parts A) Connotation. B) Paradox. C) Synecdoche. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synecdoche. 19. Which type of repetition occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase. A) Anaphora. B) Folding. C) Multi-connectors. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folding. 20. Appealing to universal values is a tool used for A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Legos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. ← 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