This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Reasoning that is evidence-driven to reach a tentative theory. A) Deductive. B) Inductive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inductive. 2. Who said "Today it [rhetoric] is the dreariest and least profitable part of the waste that the unfortunate travel through in Freshman English!" ? A) Cicero. B) Hobbes. C) Saussure. D) Richards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richards. 3. Does Kinghorn rely more on ethos, pathos, or logos to bolster his argument? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 4. Which of these is NOT an appropriate use of pathos? A) Using a joke to make a point about your argument. B) Making your audience feel a personal connection to your argument. C) Using statistics to prove your side of the argument is better. D) Telling an emotional personal story connected to your argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using statistics to prove your side of the argument is better. 5. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms ..... and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts and commerce.Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah ..... to "undo the heavy burdens ..... (and) let the oppressed go free." A) Antithesis. B) Anaphora. C) Parallelism. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 6. When a writer sounds open-minded, easygoing, moderate in position, sincere, and willing to compromise, this helps his/her A) Logical persuasion. B) Ethical persuasion. C) Emotional persuasion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical persuasion. 7. What is the conflict in Oh, the Places You'll Go? A) The main character is not smart enough to avoid getting into trouble. B) The main character must learn how to successfully deal with the ups and downs of life. C) The main character is stuck waiting for a better break or another chance. D) The main character wants to go to a Justin Bieber concert but is stuck at home due to COVID quarantine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main character must learn how to successfully deal with the ups and downs of life. 8. Choose the correct term for the following definition:The evidence or appeal used to convince the reader to believe the claim. A) Claim. B) Support. C) Counterclaim. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support. 9. Language intended to convince through appeals to reason or emotion. A) Limited omniscient. B) Objective. C) Persuasion. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuasion. 10. A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 11. What is the circumstances surrounding the argument or the background? A) Context. B) Purpose. C) Requirement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 12. What is the role of the 'Speaker' in SOAPStone? A) To write the speech/article/documentary. B) To analyze the occasion. C) To entertain the audience. D) To understand the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write the speech/article/documentary. 13. Reference to a famous historical, Biblical, mythological, or literary figure or event. A) Requirement. B) Logos. C) Allusion. D) Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 14. Challenge question! What is a periodic sentence? A) Begins with prepositions and other details and ends with the main clause. B) Completes the main idea first then builds on it with prepositions and other details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begins with prepositions and other details and ends with the main clause. 15. "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation." This is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Hyperbole. B) Paradox. C) Allusion. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 16. How is Antony's speech so effective? A) Antony appeals to the crowd's emotions. B) Antony is dishonest and sly. C) Antony adheres only to facts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antony appeals to the crowd's emotions. 17. "The Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation" A) Repetition. B) Restatement. C) Parallelism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 18. A sentence in which the independent clause comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units A) Invective. B) Loose Sentence. C) Litotes. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose Sentence. 19. When someone tells a short story about a real person or incident to make a point it is called A) Hard evidence. B) An anecdote. C) Comparing and contrasting. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anecdote. 20. Our expertise in building construction is evidenced by our over 100 years in this field! A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. ← 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