This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 61 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 61 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'anecdote' in literature? A) An appeal to logic. B) A type of repetition. C) A short, personal story. D) A comparison of two unlike things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A short, personal story. 2. Logos is an appeal to the audience's ..... A) Logical mind. B) Respect and trust. C) Emotion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical mind. 3. A logical argument (often a fallacy) that attempts to convince the audience that they have no other choice but to accept the writer's or speaker's views A) Flattery. B) Last resort. C) Bandwagon. D) Logical reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last resort. 4. A reference to an object or person by naming only a part of the object or person. A) Conduplication. B) Metonymy. C) Alliteration. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 5. I have a wonder, wonderful time. A) REPETITION. B) SYMBOL. C) ALLUSION. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REPETITION. 6. Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving. What is the main type of rhetoric being used? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 7. What is a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb? A) Caricature. B) Clause. C) Colloquialism. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clause. 8. "You're not buying a used car, you are purchasing a pre-enjoyed or pre-loved vehicle." A) Analogy. B) Euphemism. C) Oxymoron. D) Flattery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 9. "The wall both exists and doesn't exist." Is a ..... A) Paradox. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 10. The use of a mild or pleasant term or phrase in place of an unpleasant one. A) Personification. B) Euphemism. C) Irony. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 11. What device is present here: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." ? A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Anaphora. D) Enumeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 12. Those guys are looking at you like you're a meal. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. For example: "Ecstatic with my AP score, I let out a loud, joyful shout!" A) Dependent clause. B) Periodic sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periodic sentence. 14. "I ate cheese yesterday" Vs. "Yesterday, I decided to consume a piece of cheese" is an example of ..... A) Allusion. B) Juxtaposition. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syntax. 15. How are anecdotes used in speeches? A) To introduce a topic or grab the audience's attention. B) To provide evidence and support for the main argument. C) To summarize the main points of the speech. D) To entertain the audience with humorous stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To introduce a topic or grab the audience's attention. 16. An account of things as they happen A) Exposition. B) Coherence. C) Narration. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narration. 17. Most arguments use a combination of inductive and deductive reasoning. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Attacking the person/opposition instead of the claim or product (ad hominem) A) Either/or fallacy. B) False cause and effect fallacy. C) Circular reasoning fallacy. D) Name-calling fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Name-calling fallacy. 19. The right hemisphere of the human brain typically controls muscle movement on the left side of the body. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 20. "The student was a sea of problems." A) Understatement. B) Metaphor. C) Comparison. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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