This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 60 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. BUT THERE ARE MANY MOUNTAINS YET TO CLIMB. WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL EVERY AMERICAN ENJOYS THE FULLNESS OF FREEDOM, DIGNITY, AND OPPORTUNITY AS OUR BIRTHRIGHT. A) Antithesis. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 2. E in SPACECAT stands for: A) Requirement. B) Evidence. C) Element. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Requirement. 3. What is the purpose of ethos 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: B) To establish credibility and trustworthiness. 4. Read the following sentence:A flock of flamingos slowly picked their way across the lawn towards the Gupta family where they stood waiting. How would the meaning of the sentence change is the author used the word "mob" instead of the word "flock" ? A) The flamingos would seem friendlier. B) The flamingos would seem more elegant. C) The flamingos would seem more indifferent. D) The flamingos would seem more threatening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The flamingos would seem more threatening. 5. The thing that the speaker is trying to get the listener to do is called ..... A) The message. B) The audience. C) The motivator. D) The conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The message. 6. Which metaphor illustrates the broken promises "insofar as her citizens of color are concerned" ? A) A check has come back marked "insufficient funds". B) A dark well with a bottomless bucket tied to a frayed rope. C) Recurrent nightmare. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A check has come back marked "insufficient funds". 7. ..... is representing ideas as greater than is actually the case. A) Assertion. B) Generalization. C) Exaggeration. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeration. 8. This person is the main target of a written document. A) Writer. B) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 9. Define:Rhetoric A) That which comes before. B) A phrase or saying that has two meanings. C) Saying less than is warranted by the situation. D) The use of language for persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of language for persuasion. 10. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines is known as. A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 11. What is the role of logos in persuasion? A) Logos has no role in persuasion. B) Logos appeals to emotions in persuasion. C) Logos is only used in written persuasion. D) Logos plays a role in persuasion by appealing to logic and reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos plays a role in persuasion by appealing to logic and reason. 12. The thing which does the verb in a sentence is called the A) Object. B) Clause. C) Subject. D) Thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 13. In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style? "As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called 'Whiskers 'round the Light' ..... tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights." A) Imagery. B) Tone. C) Point of view. D) Sentence length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 14. Using story element symbolically to represent an abstraction A) Allegory. B) Pedantic. C) Style. D) Wit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allegory. 15. The perspective from which a piece of writing is developed A) Parody. B) Personification. C) Point of view. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point of view. 16. ..... is the technique or art of using language effectively in order to persuade or influence A) Rhetoric. B) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 17. Which argument is sound? A) All Reptiles are cold bloodedlizards are reptilesso lizards are cold blooded. B) All Moons are squaredmy book is squaremy book is a moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All Reptiles are cold bloodedlizards are reptilesso lizards are cold blooded. 18. I'm Theresa Miller, a child psychologist. Sunny Day Preschool is the best preschool in town. The education program here includes an emotional support program for well-rounded, happy children. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 19. Repetition of a word or expression at the end of lines/sentences A) Epistrophe. B) Euphemism. C) Synecdoche. D) Unrelated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistrophe. 20. Name that appeal!A commercial for an animal shelter shows a happy dog finding its forever home. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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