This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 71 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 71 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences. A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Apostrophe. D) Unconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 2. The author exaggerates a particular point for dramatic effect A) Hyperbole. B) Understatement. C) Euphemism. D) Unconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 3. Specific instances of an idea or situation A) Facts. B) Statistics. C) Examples. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Examples. 4. Comparison without using "like" or "as." Example: "he felt lost in a sea of nameless faces" or "the teacher planted seeds of wisdom." A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. That house isn't big enough for us, and ....., it's too expensive. A) Furthermore. B) Hence. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furthermore. 6. A direct comparison between unlike things that does not use the words like or as.Choose the word that best fits the definition above. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Rhetoric. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 7. What is the role of pathos in persuasion? A) Pathos plays a role in persuasion by appealing to the emotions and feelings of the audience. B) Pathos is the least important factor in persuasion. C) Pathos is only effective in persuading certain audiences. D) Pathos plays no role in persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos plays a role in persuasion by appealing to the emotions and feelings of the audience. 8. A speaker or writer's identifiable preference for, or prejudice against, a side of an issue A) Parallelism. B) Concession. C) Bias. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 9. Which of the following is an extended metaphor? A) Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest Geo. Washington. B) Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.-Alexander Hamilton. C) 3+6=9 but so does 4+5. The way you do things is not always the only way to do them. Respect others ways of thinking.-Anonymous. D) Make your life a masterpiece; Imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do.-Brian Tracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make your life a masterpiece; Imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do.-Brian Tracy. 10. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"The veterinarian says that an Australian shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle." A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 11. When a speaker cites scientific data, methodically walks through the line of reasoning behind their argument, or precisely recounts historical events relevant to their argument, they are using ..... A) A metaphor. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 12. Which of the rhetorical appeals is the best? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) No one appeal or method is the best and typically, speakers use a mix of all three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No one appeal or method is the best and typically, speakers use a mix of all three. 13. What is the problem in the story called? A) Introduction. B) Conflict. C) Resolution. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 14. The form of argumentative appeal that is based on an appeal to common sense or reason. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 15. The light danced on the water. A) Personification. B) Parallelism. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 16. What is the purpose of using anecdotes in speeches? A) To engage the audience and support the speaker's claims and arguments. B) To provide factual evidence and statistics. C) To entertain the audience with humorous stories. D) To emphasize the speaker's personal experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To engage the audience and support the speaker's claims and arguments. 17. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:years of experience A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 18. The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device? Money is the root of all evils:poverty is the fruit of all goodness. A) Epistrophe. B) Hyperbole. C) Anastrophe. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 19. To appeal to the audiences' sense of reason; the author makes clear, logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics; using historical and literal analogies to make an argument A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to authority. C) Appeal to logic. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to logic. 20. I don't want to go, I want to stay home. A) Correct as is. B) I don't want to go; I want to stay home. C) I don't want to go, but I want to stay home. D) I don't want to go-I want to stay home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I don't want to go; I want to stay home. ← 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