This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 88 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 88 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This strategy attempts to make the audience think about the argument in a very straight-forward and logical manner. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 2. We should support Obama, a change we can believe in, and trust in his potential. A) Name Calling. B) Testimonial. C) Glittering Generalities. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glittering Generalities. 3. Since my little brother has to start school before me, I should let him shower first. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 4. Presenting contrasting ideas side-by-side A) Antithesis. B) Repetition. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 5. What is the best definition for repetition? A) Repeating a specific phrase to add rhythm or structure. B) Repeating a word or phrase to add emphasis. C) Word choice that is used to make the reader feel a specific emotion. D) Referring to well-known people, books, or institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeating a word or phrase to add emphasis. 6. Three types of infographics include ..... A) Block Style. B) Comparison. C) Timeline. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Another name for appeal to emotion A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 8. "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation." A) Denotation. B) Symbolism. C) Propaganda. D) Vernacular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 9. "Research shows that adolescents require at least as much sleep as they did as children, generally 8 1/2 to 9 1/4 hours each night (Carskadon et al., 1980)." A) Logos (Logic). B) Ethos (Authority). C) Pathos (Emotion). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos (Logic). 10. Correctly Punctuate the following sentence:The students were happy to get a snow day it was so cold. A) The students were happy to get a snow day, it was so cold. B) The students were happy to get a snow day it was so cold. C) The students were happy to get a snow day, but it was so cold. D) The students were happy to get a snow day and it was so cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students were happy to get a snow day, but it was so cold. 11. "So it was at LEXINGTON AND CONCORD. So it was a century ago at APPOMATTOX. So it was last week in SELMA, Alabama." A) Allusion. B) Pathos. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 12. Which is the definition of an analogy A) Comparing two things. B) Exaggerating. C) Short story for emphasis. D) Comparing the relationship between two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparing the relationship between two things. 13. The act of giving human attributes to inanimate objects. A) PERSONIFICATION. B) ANECDOTE. C) METAPHOR. D) DICTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PERSONIFICATION. 14. "We must fight! We must fight!" A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Restatement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 15. The meanings and associations (positive, negative, or neutral) that a word meaning implies A) Rebuttal. B) Concession. C) Denotation. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotation. 16. What is the definition of rhetoric? A) The principles governing the art of writing humorously. B) The principles governing the art of writing poorly. C) The principles governing the art of writing effectively. D) The principles governing the art of writing emotionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The principles governing the art of writing effectively. 17. A figure of repetition when the last word in a sentence, phrase, or clause, becomes the first one in the next sentence, phrase, or clause A) Antimetabole. B) Folding. C) Anaphora. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folding. 18. A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing. A) The Great Gatsby. B) Audience. C) Speaker. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 19. The purpose of a text or speech is ..... A) The people that read or listen to it. B) The message. C) The study of its techniques. D) The reason why the author wrote it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reason why the author wrote it. 20. She tore the paper out of his hand like a vulture snatching up its prey. A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. 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