This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Metonymy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Metonymy Quiz 2 (7 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the following sentence involves a metonymy? Both productions are set in a women's prison, with the actors playing prisoners who are playing Shakespeare. A) Both productions. B) Women's prison. C) Playing prisoners. D) Playing Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing Shakespeare. 2. The company has taken on a lot of new blood this year. A) New people with a fresh approach to the company. B) Earned a money a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New people with a fresh approach to the company. 3. Hollywood has a lot of blockbusters coming out this winter. A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 4. Which of the following expressions exemplify the same metonymic pattern? The expression "a roof over your head" is to "house" what A) "Wimbledon" is to "a tournament". B) "the big screen" is to "Hollywood". C) "four wheels" is to "car". D) "white-collar worker" is to "office work". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "four wheels" is to "car". 5. If I refer to my car as my "wheels, " it's a A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 6. In the following sentence, 'brains' is an example of metonymy that stands in for what big idea:'If Tom had any brains, he would stop drinking battery acid on a dare.' A) Intelligence and maturity. B) Thoughts. C) Feelings. D) Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence and maturity. 7. The Court's verdict was "guilty." A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMetonymy Quiz 1Similes And Metaphors QuizSynecdoche Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books