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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following best describes the tone of a piece of writing?
2. A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices?
3. "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."
4. What is the term for the group of people who will read, hear, see, or feel a piece of writing or performance?
5. Which of the following words is the closest synonym for "wry" ?
6. What are some strategies/devices that you could write about regardless of the text you encounter on exam day?
7. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
8. She is quick like a cat. I never know when she arrives
9. "passive aggressive, " "same difference, " "clearly confused, " "alone together"
10. What is Direct Address in writing?
11. What is the purpose of using euphemism in a text?
12. Smoking around kids is dangerous because the defenseless children are exposed to dangerous chemicals that can lead to coughing and difficulty breathing and could even lead to deadly asthma attacks.
13. What is the definition of ethos?
14. Rhetorical Devices are techniques that writers use to ..... their arguments and communicate more effectively.
15. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "He's as strong as an ox."
16. The methods, incidents, speech, etc., an author uses to reveal the people in the book.
17. A testimonial .....
18. Words and language that help authors persuade readers
19. The act of addressing someone or something that is absent or dead as if it were alive, present, and capable of responding.
20. "John told the children about World War I, " said the narrator.
21. Repeating the structure of speech
22. Identify the rhetorical devices used in the following sentence:Where affections bear rule, their reason is subdued, honesty is subdued, good will is subdued, and all things else that withstand evil, for ever are subdued.
23. Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?
24. Using irony to mock something or to show contempt
25. What Rhetorical Appeal is used here?Anyone who cherishes life in all its forms could not help being outraged by the mistreatment of laboratory animals. The so-called scientists who run the labs are evil.
26. "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?" ~ Shylock, The Merchant of Venice
27. The quote "The glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the pit hath opened her mouth under them" is an example of:
28. Words that carry strong emotional connotations
29. A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as is which of the following rhetorical devices?
30. What rhetorical appeal is used here:"So here are just a few statistics on the human toll of illegal immigration. According to a 2011 government report, the arrests attached to the criminal alien population included an estimated 25, 000 people for homicide, 42, 000 for robbery ..... "
31. What is the purpose of using emotive language in writing or speech?
32. Are you kidding me with that behaviour?
33. "Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly-mostly-let them have their whiteness." ~ Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
34. The following excerpts are an example of which rhetorical device?"You have something special inside of you.""I'm gonna say it again:You have a gift inside of you."
35. Comparison using "like" or "as."
36. Which rhetorical device is characterized by the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
37. An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.
38. Your words have power. The power to hurt, the power to help. Give power and use them wisely. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds. Don't let your words be a cause.
39. What is the definition of detail?
40. A reference to a person, place, poem, book, event, or movie outside of the story that the author expects the reader will recognize.
41. Ethos is an appeal to
42. SPOT THE DEVICE: "Chocolate is my Achille's heel" "He is such a Romeo with the ladies"
43. "If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing, " is an example of:
44. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:You, the people have the power-the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
45. A repeated word or phrase, used for emphasis.
46. Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling.
47. They say he's closed the eyes of many a man and opened the eyes of many a woman. This is an example of .....
48. When the author gives hints about what will occur later in the story
49. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "My love is like a red, red rose" (Robert Burns).
50. When a speaker uses words or phrases intended to inspire emotion in the reader, it is known as
51. What is the rhetorical device used in the sentence:'I've told you a million times to clean your room!'?
52. Mike likes his new bike.
53. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
54. The following excerpt is mostly an example of what type of language?"See, I know sometimes it's fun hanging out with them. You laugh. You joke. But that don't mean much. It's easy to be friends when things are going well. But what about when things ain't going well?"
55. The following is an example of, "I will be tired today, I will be tired tomorrow, I will be tired next week, so please do not ask me to do anything for you."
56. Which of the following is an example of parallel structure?
57. What is the name of the literary device that uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison between two different things?
58. Jay-Z in a shoe commercial is which rhetorical device?
59. Which of the following rhetorical devices uses language with strong emotional connotations?
60. By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give children in need clean drinking water.
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