This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following options below has the follwing definition:a question asked to make a point, not because you really want an answer A) Meteonomy. B) Apostrophe. C) Rhetorical question. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 2. Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as A) Anecdote. B) Metaphor. C) Sensory Images. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 3. Explain how logos can strengthen an argument in a debate. A) By relying solely on the speaker's charisma and delivery. B) By using emotional appeals and personal anecdotes. C) By introducing irrelevant information and red herrings. D) By providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support the claims being made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support the claims being made. 4. A writer's "rhetorical choices" can include ..... OR ..... A) Inform or persuade. B) Speech or letter. C) Strategies or devices. D) Persuasive appeals or rhetorical situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strategies or devices. 5. The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Satire. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 6. "We've already created 800, 000 good-paying manufacturing jobs, the fastest growth in 40 years." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 7. "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children." What rhetorical device is being used in bold? A) Call to action. B) Repetition. C) Logos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 8. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction A) Oxymoron. B) Personification. C) Pathos. D) Symbol. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 9. "Great Depression" and "clearly confused" are examples of what type of rhetorical device? A) Oxymoron. B) Euphemism. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 10. Hollywood has been releasing a surprising number of films this year. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Metonymy. D) Synechdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metonymy. 11. About 70% of middle school students said that they cannot wait to return to on-campus schooling" is an example of ..... A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 12. "Mom, you know that I am a self-starter, a dedicated learner, and an A student. You can trust that I will not misuse my phone in class." This is an example of ..... A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 13. What does it mean if a piece of writing is described as having a formal tone? A) It contains slang and colloquial language. B) It uses a serious and respectful style of language. C) It is written in a humorous and light-hearted manner. D) It exclusively uses first-person narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It uses a serious and respectful style of language. 14. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?"Finding alternative energy sources should be a top priority for today, a top priority fortomorrow and a top priority for the future." A) Repetition. B) Parallelism. C) Hyperbole. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 15. Houses near the coast should be built at least ten feet above sea level because statistics show that coastal waters rise to these heights at least every twenty years. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 16. Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:a type of alliteration that repeats the same consonant sound in two or more words A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Assonance. E) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Consonance. 17. Exclaiming "Oh great!" after failing an exam A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 18. "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?" from the movie of Taxi Driver (1976). This is an example of ..... ? A) Repitition. B) Parallelism. C) Repetition. D) Parralelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 19. When discussing an author's diction, you should ..... A) Analyze the writer's sentence lengths as he/she should include a variety of sentences. B) Use an adjective to characterize the diction and identify patterns within the writer's word choices. C) Not specifically describe it to keep it open to interpretation. D) Also identify the tone created by the words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use an adjective to characterize the diction and identify patterns within the writer's word choices. 20. The pen is mightier than the sword A) Metonymy. B) Asyndeton. C) Synecdoche. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 21. The sun smiled and stretched as she awoke this morning. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 22. The following is an example of which rhetorical device?Sometimes paddling upstream is smoother than flowing with the current. A) Hyperbole. B) Paradox. C) Irony. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 23. "When I saw the tall cop down the hall; I knew all would be well."What rhetorical device is used in the sentence above? A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 24. What is the definition of syntax? A) A logical appeal. B) An emotional appeal. C) Sentence structure:including length, phrases, clauses, punctuation. D) An appeal that helps to build the author's credibility with the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence structure:including length, phrases, clauses, punctuation. 25. "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty." A) Understatement. B) Metaphor. C) Antithesis. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 26. What is the rhetorical device used when a speaker raises a question and then immediately answers it? A) Antithesis. B) Metaphor. C) Hypophora. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypophora. 27. The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as: A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Rhetoric. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 28. "He's big boned." and "She's between jobs." are both examples of which rhetorical device? A) Euphemism. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 29. Which rhetorical device is used here: "Wearing uniforms can increase a student's sense of belonging by at least 80%." A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 30. ..... means:omitting conjunctions such as "and" from a series of related clauses for rhetorical effect A) Asyndeton. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. 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