This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of anaphora? A) A way of describing a person's willingness to love/defend his/her country. B) Remark that has a different meaning than what is literally being stated. C) Strategies that are used to create fear in the audience. D) The intentional repeating of words or phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The intentional repeating of words or phrases. 2. The following excerpt most closely reflects which appeal?"See, I believe these so called "friends" you have their season has passed. And it's your season now. Where you flourish. Where you grow. And you become exactly who you were always meant to be." A) Ethos (Ethics-Credibility). B) Pathos (Emotion-Feelings). C) Logos (Logic-Facts). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos (Emotion-Feelings). 3. Every choice you make is like spinning the wheel of fortune-sometimes you will get the result that you desire, while other times you will end up with something you hoped to avoid. A) Procatalepsis. B) Analogy. C) Sarcasm. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 4. The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?The team won the game hands down. A) Synecdoche. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 5. Name the type of repetition present in this quote: "Don't you ever talk about my friends! You don't know any of my friends. You don't look at any of my friends. And you certainly wouldn't condescend to speak to any of my friends." A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Epistrophe. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epistrophe. 6. Instructional language A) Flattery. B) Euphemism. C) Sarcasm. D) Imperatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperatives. 7. Which rhetorical device is being used in the following example:'The pen is mightier than the sword.' A) Metonymy. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 8. Which rhetorical device is used to create a sense of urgency or importance by repeating the same word or phrase? A) Allusion. B) Repetition. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 9. "Life is but a walking shadow; a poor player ..... " This is an example of a ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Anecdote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right ..... " A) Anaphora. B) Apposition. C) Epistrophe. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 11. "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" This is an example of ..... A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Scare Tactics. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scare Tactics. 12. "You're a regular Einstein" is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Euphemism. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 13. What is the term for a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one? A) Allegory. B) Parable. C) Fable. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allegory. 14. To assume something or make a judgement without any facts A) Judge. B) Bias. C) Critique. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bias. 15. This is a repetition of the same word at the end of every line. A) Antithesis. B) Epiphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphora. 16. You use support from someone who is a trustworthy expert. A) Appeal to Authority (Ethos). B) Repetition. C) Appeal to Emotion (Pathos). D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Authority (Ethos). 17. A short accounting of a funny, amusing, interesting event or incident. This story is usually from the speaker'slife (not always) but at best is a related story of fact. A) Anecdote. B) Allusion. C) Antithesis. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 18. A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which rhetorical device is used to appeal to the audience's emotions? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 20. Which is an example of juxtaposition A) Knees weak arms are heavy. B) As light as a feather. C) Chaos behavior is easier to obtain than calm behavior. D) Born to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Born to die. 21. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." This is an example of ..... A) Scare Tactics. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 22. Assigning human qualities to something that is not human: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 23. Which is an example of personification? A) I am so hungry I could eat a horse. B) The sun is like a light bulb. C) The Sun smiled at us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Sun smiled at us. 24. "Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 25. A presidential debate can most often use which appeal the most? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 26. A Rhetorical Device is: A) A question asked for dramatic effect. B) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. C) A mistake in reasoning that makes an argument invalid. D) A technique used to talk directly to someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. 27. A comparison without using like or as. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Parallelism. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 28. Which rhetorical device appeals to facts and statistics? A) Pathos. B) Mythos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 29. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:In truth, I can't argue with any of your assertions. A) Antithesis. B) Litotes. C) Anaphora. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Litotes. 30. The following are examples of what rhetorical device:Original copyDisgustingly deliciousSmall crowd A) Repetition. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. 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