This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 96 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 96 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should be included in the first sentence of a summary? A) Thesis statement. B) Conclusion. C) Author. D) Publication Info. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Publication Info. 2. What is the purpose of examples? A) A brief story. B) Stating something in a different way. C) Instances that demonstrate a point. D) An opposing argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instances that demonstrate a point. 3. A short statement that expresses a moral truth A) Deduction. B) Aphorism. C) Imagery. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphorism. 4. Which rhetorical device refers to ethics and the image of a person? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 5. One way to appeal to pathos is to ..... A) Give facts and examples. B) Use diction with strong connotation. C) Cite experts on the topic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use diction with strong connotation. 6. The purposeful inclusion of a question intended not to be answered, but to evoke deep thought. A) Assonance. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 7. These are the main strategies used to persuade an audience. These are also important devices to understand when constructing or deconstructing an argument. A) The Rhetorical Situation. B) Rhetorical Appeals. C) Rhetoric. D) Emotional Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Appeals. 8. Use of famous people to sell a product. A) False Authority. B) Celebrity Endorsement. C) Target Audience. D) Stereotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Celebrity Endorsement. 9. "If you order within the next 30 minutes, we'll throw in a 2nd for free!" A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Weather. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 10. Many kids don't like to wake up before 7:00 am. This statement is a A) Fact. B) Opinion. C) Generalization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization. 11. What is the best definition for rhetorical questions? A) Repeating a specific phrase to add structure or rhythm. B) Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis. C) Comparing two unlike things for emphasis. D) A question that has an obvious answer, only used to further an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A question that has an obvious answer, only used to further an argument. 12. What is the term for the deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses? A) Epistrophe. B) Anaphora. C) Multi-connector. D) Unconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unconnected. 13. What are the essential sections of a speech according to Aristotle? A) Introduction, statement, proof, and conclusion. B) Narrative, argument, and conclusion. C) Introduction, argument, and conclusion. D) Statement, proof, and conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction, statement, proof, and conclusion. 14. We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. A) Allusion. B) Respectful Diction. C) Counterargument. D) Antithesis. E) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respectful Diction. 15. Repeating the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences A) Epistrophe. B) Anaphora. C) Antiphrasis. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 16. Which greek philosopher created the rhetorical triangle? A) Plato. B) Socrates. C) Aristotle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 17. Unable to be avoided; sure to occur A) Suffrage. B) Inevitable. C) Ineffectual. D) Infamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inevitable. 18. What did Churchill ask Parliament to do? A) To accept his new administration. B) To respect his decision. C) To accept and trust his new administration. D) To trust his new administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To accept and trust his new administration. 19. Evidence or reasoning that is false, illogical, or in error A) Rhetoric. B) Persuasive techniques. C) Bad logic. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bad logic. 20. Appeals to audience because the speaker appears trustworthy. This appeal is Greek for "character" ..... A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. ← 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