This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:"This is a valley of ashes-a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens ..... " A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Apposition. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apposition. 2. What is verbal irony? A) A comparison using "like" or "as". B) When you say something and mean the opposite. C) A hint about what will occur later in a story. D) A recurring idea in a piece of literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you say something and mean the opposite. 3. Which rhetorical device is an indirect reference to something? A) Alter-ego. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 4. The sentence structure in the sentence, "Of the people, by the people, for the people, " is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Parallelism. B) Anaphorism. C) Repetition. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 5. "Hope is a thing with feathers ..... "~ Emily Dickinson A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. C) Euphemism. D) Extended metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended metaphor. 6. Which appeal is presented in the scenario below? "Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1, 700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 7. Anthony:He hath brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms did the general coffers fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. Which choice is an example of a rhetorical question? A) Who would not want to help a child in need?. B) Who would like to volunteer to help children in need?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who would not want to help a child in need?. 9. A rhetorical question is meant to get a direct answer from the audience. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. "Similes, metaphors, and imagery" are types of ..... A) Explicit Language. B) Loaded Language. C) Implicit Language. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figurative Language. 11. Mrs. Dennis is as sweet as pie. A) REPETITION. B) ALLUSION. C) METAPHOR. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SIMILE. 12. "Try to light the fire" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 13. A logical fallacy that tries to prove an argument ..... with its own argument. A) Circular reasoning. B) Bandwagon appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular reasoning. 14. I feel glorious, gloriousGot a chance to start againI was born for this, born for thisIt's who I am, how could I forget?-Macklemore, "Glorious" A) Repetition/refrain. B) Metaphor. C) Rhyme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition/refrain. 15. Which rhetorical device is used in the example:'Crispy chips, crunchy crackers, delightful dips.'? A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 16. When two (sometimes completely opposite) words are placed near one another, creating a comparison/contrast effect, this is called: A) Theme. B) Conflict. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 17. Which of the following would be a technique that BEST implements logos or logical persuasion? A) Having someone credible who agrees with you. B) Making people laugh. C) Using pictures of a hurt child. D) Including research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Including research. 18. You should learn to play the flute because hundreds of peer-reviewed studies show that learning to play a musical instrument has benefits for memory retention later in live. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 19. An example of ANAPHORA is A) The pen is mightier than the sword. B) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. C) It takes a family, it takes teachers, it takes clergy . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It takes a family, it takes teachers, it takes clergy . 20. "At the store, I bought potatoes, eggs, and spinach."Does this example show "The Rule of 3?" A) Yes. It's three ideas listed in a row for a particular effect. B) No. Even though it is a list of three things, this example does not demonstrate the rule of 3. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. Even though it is a list of three things, this example does not demonstrate the rule of 3. 21. The following the an example of which type of rhetorical device?How does that make you feel? A) Personification. B) Paradox. C) Hypophora. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 22. Identify the persuasive technique in the quote 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' by Patrick Henry. A) Statistical evidence. B) Rhetorical question. C) Logical fallacy. D) Emotional appeal (pathos). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional appeal (pathos). 23. Rhetorical Devices A) The art of using language persuasively. B) Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate effectively. C) The senses used in sensory language. D) Comparisons of something not alive to being human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate effectively. 24. A short, entertaining account of something happening. Usually personal or biographical. A) Call to action. B) Logos. C) Rhetorical question. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 25. These connect ideas and signal how those ideas are related ..... A) Rhetorical Devices. B) Arguments with Evidence. C) Transitional Words and Phrases. D) Transitional Paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transitional Words and Phrases. 26. Pathos is an appeal to A) Credibility and character. B) Logic or reason. C) Emotions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotions. 27. "Here, No. 924, take your fare, and take yourself off-respectable gentleman-know him well-none of your nonsense-this way, sir-where's your friends?-all a mistake, I see-never mind-accidents will happen-"~ Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers A) Anthesis. B) Chiasmus. C) Aposiopesis. D) Parataxis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parataxis. 28. "As a dental hygienist, I've seen what infection can do. That's why I strongly recommend flossing daily." This is an example of whch appeal? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 29. Choose the correct answer for the commercial. A) Direct address. B) Rhetorical question. C) Logical fallacy. D) Sweeping generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct address. 30. Reference to a person, idea, or activity by substituting something located in close physical proximity to it, as when the king is referred to with the words the crown. A) Metonymy. B) Symbolism. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 31. What literary device is used to create an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally? A) Satire. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 32. An argument where a speaker claims to be an expert, or relies on information provided by experts; also involves the speaker's values/morals. A) Logos. B) Expert opinion. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 33. Which rhetorical device is used to create a contrast between two opposing ideas in a parallel structure? A) Antithesis. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 34. What is hyperbole? A) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. B) A brief reference to a person, place, or event. C) Comparison between two things that are alike. D) Substitution of an agreeable expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. 35. '' 'You seem sad, ' he said." Is this alliteration? A) Yes-it's a repetition of consonant sounds. B) No. C) Probably not-Even though there's some repetition of consonant sounds, it doesn't have a very strong effect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Probably not-Even though there's some repetition of consonant sounds, it doesn't have a very strong effect. 36. Restating an idea using the SAME WORDS (Kindness is the answer. Kindness can go a long way. Kindness unites us as a nation and makes us one again) A) Repetition. B) AllusionParallelism. C) ParallelismAntithesis. D) RestatementMetaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 37. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..... "-Charles DickensWhat rhetorical device is exemplified in this quote? A) Irony. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 38. I have a wonder, wonderful time. A) REPETITION. B) SYMBOL. C) ALLUSION. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REPETITION. 39. "I promised I would not say that she [Carly Fiorina] ran Hewlett-Packard into the ground, that she laid off tens of thousands of people and she got viciously fired. I said I will not say it, so I will not say it" ..... Presidential Nominee Donald TrumpThis quote is an example of A) Logos, pathos, and ethos. B) Ethos and logos. C) Pathos and logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos, pathos, and ethos. 40. The art of effective and persuasive speaking and writing is the definition of: A) Exigence. B) Rhetoric. C) Hyperbole. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 41. What is the term for a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance, without describing it in detail? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 42. You use logic, facts, and statistics to support your claim. A) Counterclaim/Counterargument. B) Appeal to Logic (Logos). C) Repetition. D) Appeal to Authority (Ethos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Logic (Logos). 43. The writer uses one word to govern or modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one A) Zeugma. B) Syllepsis. C) Asyndeton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeugma. 44. SPOT THE DEVICE:""That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." A) Antithesis. B) Anecdote. C) Metonymy. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 45. Discussing why/what something happened as a result of something A) Problem/solution. B) Contrast/juxtaposition. C) Narration. D) Cause and/or effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause and/or effect. 46. Use L'oreal Paris eye shadow and make your lids as colorful as the rainbow sent after the flood. Be as beautiful as God's promise to Noah. A) Allusion. B) Simile and allusion. C) Parallel structure. D) Ethois. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile and allusion. 47. Rhetorical Question A) What is 2 + 2?. B) Do you want to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks?. C) The strategy of asking a question and immediately answering it. D) After all, what is life anyway? We are born, live a little and then die. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you want to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks?. 48. "So, if you really care about mother earth, write a letter to you governor and tell him your concerns and solution!" is an example of ..... A) Anecdote. B) Call to action. C) Logos. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to action. 49. We are gathered here today to honor our beloved family dog who was put to sleep last week after being hit by a car. We need to take action against reckless drivers speeding through neighborhoods. A) Hyperbole. B) Euphemism. C) Sarcasm. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 50. Rhetorical appeal used to appeal to an audience's sense of credibility of the speaker A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 51. Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument. A) Straw man argument. B) Guilt by association. C) Non sequitur. D) Appeal to nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw man argument. 52. Which of the following is an example of anastrophe? A) Chocolate chip cookies are her Achilles heel. B) In God We Trust. C) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains. D) Busy as a bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In God We Trust. 53. What is an analogy? A) Text evidence. B) An attack on the person. C) An explanation of information. D) A comparison between two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comparison between two things. 54. What rhetorical device is being used in the sentence: "He's as busy as a bee." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 55. Choose the Rhetorical Device which is utilized here:The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to get a flu vaccination. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 56. A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea A) Irony. B) Symbol. C) Oxymoron. D) Personification. E) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 57. What is an oxymoron characterized by? A) Expressing a single concept. B) Creating a straightforward statement. C) Combining contradictory terms. D) Combining unrelated ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combining contradictory terms. 58. A juxtaposition ..... A) Is extreme exaggeration. B) Is a made up word. C) Is a question that doesn't need an answer. D) Contrasts things because they are opposites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrasts things because they are opposites. 59. Which of the following is an example of ZEUGMA? A) He lost his coat and his shoes. B) They danced and the night away. C) She broke his heart and the vase. D) He lost his coat and his temper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He lost his coat and his temper. 60. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? A) Yell. B) Thud. C) Hi. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thud. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books