This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I came, I saw, I conquered. A) Metonymy. B) Asyndeton. C) Polysyndeton. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asyndeton. 2. Reading books each day is beneficial and all students should read for at least twenty minutes each day. Studies have shown that students who read consistently score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 3. How an author proves that they are credible or trustworthy. What makes the author qualified to write about this topic? A) Logos. B) Hyperbole. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 4. What is the term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 5. Which rhetorical appeal is being used in the statement 'I am Dr. Mary Web. When I get migraines the only medicine I recommend is Excedrin.' A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 6. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ..... "~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities A) Polysyndeton. B) Anecdote. C) Antithesis. D) Aposiopesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 7. What rhetorical device is being used in the following quote:"So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania ..... " A) Rhetorical question. B) Anaphora. C) Antimetabole. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 8. You need to identify the "idea noun" the writer is hinting at early on in your reading of the text for essay #2. Why is it important to identify this "idea noun" early on? A) So you can then begin searching for and labeling rhetorical choices that tie back or help to prove this idea noun. B) So you can create the message. C) So you can start writing the essay since you are timed at only 40 minutes. D) So you can go ahead and create your thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So you can then begin searching for and labeling rhetorical choices that tie back or help to prove this idea noun. 9. Asking/encouraging the audience to do something as a result of your argument. A) Counterclaim. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to emotions. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call to action. 10. What is the rhetorical device used when a speaker repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Alliteration. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 11. Why is the location of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech significant? A) The Washington Mall has plenty of room for everyone there. B) The steps provided a natural platform, so he could be seen by the crowd. C) Lincoln is referenced in the speech, and he is a hero to the African-Americans in the crowd. D) It was convenient, but not necessarily significant in any way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lincoln is referenced in the speech, and he is a hero to the African-Americans in the crowd. 12. In Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, the phrase 'I have a dream' is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 13. Assonance is ..... A) The repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words. B) To determine the value, quality, or worth of something. C) The repetition of consonant sounds in a line or sentence. D) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words. 14. What does a logical fallacy do to an argument? A) It makes the argument stronger. B) It provides strong evidence for the argument. C) It clarifies the argument. D) It weakens the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It weakens the argument. 15. What is this an example of? A) Sweeping Generalizations. B) Loaded Language. C) Stereotypes. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stereotypes. 16. What is the primary purpose of using pathos in a speech or writing? A) To provide statistical evidence. B) To present logical arguments. C) To evoke emotions. D) To establish credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To evoke emotions. 17. The mountains look on Marathon-And Marathon looks on the sea A) Antithesis. B) Epistrophe. C) Anadiplosis. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anadiplosis. 18. When Eisenhower said, "The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you." He was giving human qualities to the concept of liberty. This is known as: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Humanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. What is this an example of? "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's." A) Repitition. B) Ethos. C) Allusion. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 20. Noah, Benjamin, and Samuel are participating in a language game. They came across a term 'anaphora'. Can you help them understand what anaphora is? A) The humorous use of words with multiple meanings. B) The use of harsh sounds in language. C) The interruption used for clarity. D) The repetition of a word or words at the start of phrases, clauses, or sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The repetition of a word or words at the start of phrases, clauses, or sentences. 21. The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?Anger is a monster waiting to devour happiness. A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. What is a rhetorical device? A) The use of a word referring to or replacing a used earlier in a sentence to avoid repetition. B) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning adjacent or closely related connected words. C) Is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them. D) The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them. 23. "My name is John, and I have used this product my whole life. It has worked wonders for me, so you should give it a try." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 24. The following statement is an example of:"Emily didn't like pizza, but when she saw Selena Gomez say that she loved all kinds of pizza, she began eating pizza every Friday." A) Post Hoc. B) Bandwagon. C) Red Herring. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 25. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..... " A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Parallelism. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 26. "I once had a border collie. She was so smart. Every morning, I'd open up the front door and she'd run out, pick up the newspaper, and deliver it to my husband at the breakfast table" A) Analogy. B) Anecdote. C) Allusion. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 27. An analogy is ..... A) A figure of speech that utilizes symbolism. B) An extreme exaggertion. C) A false narrative. D) A comparison between 2 things for explanation or clarification purposes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comparison between 2 things for explanation or clarification purposes. 28. Excerpt:"Life is a highway."-Tom CochraneWhat rhetorical device is exemplified in this quote? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 29. Which symbol represents logos? A) Heart. B) Hand. C) Head. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head. 30. Which rhetorical device involves giving human characteristics to non-human things? A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 31. Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase:'He has a heart of stone'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 32. A story that helps prove a point and/or provide an example A) Anecdote. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 33. An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example:There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!) A) Imagery. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 34. Which of the following is a traditional topic of rhetorical study? A) Politics. B) Chemistry. C) Biology. D) Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politics. 35. "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?" A) Archaism. B) Allusion. C) Asyndeton. D) Annotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaism. 36. Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? A) He is a shining star in his field. B) The leaves danced in the breeze. C) The wind whispered through the trees. D) Her smile was as bright as the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a shining star in his field. 37. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." A) Repetition. B) Climax Ordering. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 38. Which rhetorical device is used: "Some people in the world barely have any food, so you should eat less." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 39. Who is the Greek philosopher who is credited with creating the three rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, & pathos)? A) Plato. B) Socrates. C) Aristotle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 40. What is parallelism also known as? A) Anaphora. B) Chiasmus. C) Parallel structure or balanced sentences. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallel structure or balanced sentences. 41. Which rhetorical device is used to create a contrast between two ideas by placing them next to each other in a sentence? A) Simile. B) Oxymoron. C) Juxtaposition. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 42. Typically uses a "not this but that" construction A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 43. What is the definition of a simile? A) Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as' to describe how they are similar. B) Words that sound like the noise they are describing. C) Comparing two things by saying one thing is another thing. D) Giving human qualities, feelings, or actions to things that are not human. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as' to describe how they are similar. 44. "Ethics" and refers to the trustworthiness of the speaker/writer A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 45. Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical device in a speech? A) Anaphora. B) Aftershadowing. C) Analysis. D) Application. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 46. Repeated words of phrases to emphasize meaning A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Anaphora. D) Antistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 47. Intentional over-exaggeration A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 48. Repetition of sentence structure (example:In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole ..... ) A) Simile. B) Allusion. C) Parallelism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 49. What is foreshadowing? A) A hint about what will occur later in a story. B) A comparison of two unlike things. C) A common expression that doesn't make sense literally. D) A long, emotionally violent attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hint about what will occur later in a story. 50. Which of the following is an example of Juxtaposition (comparing and contrasting two contrasting things)? A) "The cat is sitting comfortably on the mat.". B) "He is tall and strong because everyone in his family is big.". C) "Her laughter filled the room, while outside, the storm raged on.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Her laughter filled the room, while outside, the storm raged on.". 51. ..... is a short story of an incident or event. A) Rhetorical question. B) Analogy. C) Anecdote. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 52. The form of speech in which a word is repeated in different cases, numbers, genders, and the like A) Polyptoton. B) Polysyndeton. C) Anaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyptoton. 53. "Like mother, like daughter." This is an example of ..... ? A) Repetition. B) Parralelism. C) Repitition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 54. A story in which characters, things, and events represent qualities, concepts, or abstractions. Think Prince Prospero representing "prosperity." A) Aphorism. B) Adage. C) Allegory. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 55. "Zombies eat brains. You're safe." This is an example of: A) Sarcasm. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcasm. 56. What is the definition of diction? A) The author's feelings or attitude about something, someone, or the reader. B) Sentence structure:including length, phrases, clauses, punctuation. C) The author's choice of words to create tone, mood, imagery, etc. D) Figurative language that allows readers to create mental images. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's choice of words to create tone, mood, imagery, etc. 57. Assigning human qualities to something that is nothuman: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 58. What is the effect of using repetition in a speech? A) To simplify complex ideas. B) To build to a climax or add emphasis. C) To compare two unlike things. D) To assign human qualities to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build to a climax or add emphasis. 59. Rhetorical Questions ..... A) Are phrases, sentences or paragraphs, balancing writing with similar structures to provide the same level of importance. B) Are questions asked to prove a point because the answer has been made clear through the author's argument. C) Are brief stories from a person's life that illustrate a point and typically connected to an author's thesis. D) Establishes the credibility of the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are questions asked to prove a point because the answer has been made clear through the author's argument. 60. Which of the following is the definition of an anecdote A) A reference to an old piece of literature or historical event. B) A very short story used to give an example. C) A comparison between the relationship of two things. D) Placing opposites together in the same sentence or idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A very short story used to give an example. 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