This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Words or phrases repeated to make an impact A) Parallelism. B) Inclusive language. C) Emotive language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 2. "That song is the worst thing I have ever heard." A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Direct address. D) Folding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 3. She was blinded by the sun and the light. A) Chiasmas. B) Synecdoche. C) Hendiadys. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hendiadys. 4. Blaming others for something you did wrong or blaming a group of individuals for something they are not actually responsible for ..... A) Bandwagon Technique. B) Card Stacking. C) Scapegoating. D) Fear Mongering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapegoating. 5. Match the definition to the appropriate appeal:appeals to emotions A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 6. Which characteristics of an editorial points out that the arguments must make sense? A) Sound reasoning. B) Facts. C) Brevity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound reasoning. 7. Refers to fiction and non-fiction, including all its forms A) Prose. B) Repetition. C) Parody. D) Multi-connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose. 8. Giving human-like qualities to something that is inanimate. A) Personification. B) Parody. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 9. Latin for "to the people, " this fallacy occurs when evidence is used to defend an argument boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do." A) Slippery Slope. B) Ad hominem. C) Bandwagon. D) False Dichotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 10. Which is not an aspect of Diction: A) Formal vs Informal. B) Grade-Level Choice. C) Denotation vs Connotation. D) Archaic vs modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grade-Level Choice. 11. An obvious and deliberate exaggeration A) Epistrophe. B) Hyperbole. C) Euphemism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 12. What are three things to consider when crafting a message? A) Speaker/writer, message, audience. B) Masks, persona, facade. C) Jokes, timing, confidence. D) Where the mic is, if you are on camera, do you have a small audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker/writer, message, audience. 13. Choose the correct term for the following definition:Emotional, ethical, and logical arguments used to persuade an audience to agree with the writer or speaker. A) Rhetorical context. B) Rhetorical question. C) Rhetorical devices. D) Rhetoric. E) Rhetorical appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Rhetorical appeals. 14. Which of the following is a true statement about rhetorical devices and logical fallacies? A) Rhetorical devices generally strengthen informational texts, but logical fallacies weaken them. B) Logical fallacies generally strengthen informational texts, but rhetorical devices weaken them. C) The use of rhetorical devices and logical fallacies makes texts more difficult to understand. D) Rhetorical devices engage the reader, but logical fallacies present information in a fair way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical devices generally strengthen informational texts, but logical fallacies weaken them. 15. It is an editorial wherein it seeks to give information on facts of news stories or add other facts with minimum explanation. A) Editorial of Argumentation. B) Editorial of entertainment. C) Editorial of Information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Editorial of Information. 16. How was your day? A) Great. B) Good. C) Okay. D) Poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good. 17. One main aspect of Rhetoric is: A) Its persuasive nature. B) Its essential nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its persuasive nature. 18. The second A in SPACECAT stands for: A) Apples. B) Appeals. C) Argument. D) Alphabet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeals. 19. A paradox or difficult problem, or a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun. A) Epigraph. B) Consonance. C) Conundrum. D) Discourse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conundrum. 20. No more quiet than strong; certainly no more strong than quiet ..... Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks" Why does Granholm play with language in this excerpt from "Remembering Rosa Parks" ? A) To establish her credibility as Rosa Park's friend. B) To encourage the audience to fight Rosa Park's war. C) To help the audience create a mental image. D) To make her speech more interesting to listen to. 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