This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Logical Fallacies:I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese. A) To Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Straw man. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty Generalization. 2. What would be the purpose of using ethos in your paper? A) When you provide a statistic and then explain how that statistic proves your point you persuade your audience to find your reasoning sensible. B) When you include an expert in the field it gives you credibility to speak about something you yourself are not an expert in. C) When you tell a personal story that attaches you to the argument you make the audience believe it is important not only to them but to you as well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you include an expert in the field it gives you credibility to speak about something you yourself are not an expert in. 3. Repetition of a certain kind of sentence structure or grammatical structure A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Rhetoric . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 4. Facts, revealed by the author or speaker, that support the tone or purpose of the text. A) Connotative Diction. B) Hyperbole. C) Details. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Details. 5. What type of support/evidence does the author offer for their claim in the following paragraph:In the intricate tapestry of life, kindness emerges as a powerful catalyst for positive change. I vividly recall a pivotal moment when, amidst the challenges of academia, a mentor's unwavering encouragement became the guiding light for a struggling student named Alex. The mentor's dedication and belief in Alex's potential transformed mere words into a lifeline, inspiring newfound confidence and determination. A) Scientific research. B) Historical facts. C) Statistical data. D) Personal anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal anecdote. 6. What is another name for the Enlightenment period? A) Romanticism. B) The Renaissance. C) Puritanism. D) The Age of Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Age of Reason. 7. Identify the ADVERB:The students slowly walked to class even though they were late. A) Walked. B) Class. C) Late. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slowly. 8. What is implied in the sentence below:"I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a King of England too." A) Queen Elizabeth is hoping that her troops will protect her from battle. B) Many people have questioned her ability to rule because she is a woman. C) She is hoping that she will be able to give the crown over to a King. D) She is nervous about fighting and is not ready for battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many people have questioned her ability to rule because she is a woman. 9. Appeals to the audience's love of country, persuading them to act by implying they are treasonous if they choose not to A) Parallelism. B) Appeal to patriotism. C) Aphorism. D) Appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to patriotism. 10. Which is an example of an anaphora? A) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. B) "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this little tumor on the brain." The Cather in the Rye. C) "Don't be a Scrooge!". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. 11. Rhetorical Devicecomparison of two unlike things A) Metaphor. B) Oxymoron. C) Anaphora. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. A trope employing deliberate understatement, usually for comic, ironic, or satirical effect. A) Allusion. B) Archetype. C) Idiom. D) Meiosis. E) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meiosis. 13. This is when a speaker says one thing but means the complete opposite A) Verbal Irony. B) Dramatic Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 14. Forming mental images by using descriptive language. A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 15. Use of words likely to engage strong emotions in the audience A) Extended metaphor. B) Corrective measures. C) Flattery. D) Emotional words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional words. 16. The repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses. A) Parallelism. B) Anaphora. C) Antithesis. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 17. Persuasion by means of logic or reasoning. A) Allusion. B) Logos. C) Arrangement. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 18. Is "her smile is a mile wide " a hyperbole? A) True (Yes). B) False (No). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True (Yes). 19. Which of the four appeals is someone using if they are attempting to impact your opinion by triggering your emotions? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 20. Many common people in the U.S. can understand and remember the metaphors Trump uses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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