This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Metonymy – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Metonymy Quiz 3 (9 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lend me your ear. A) Borrowing your earphones. B) Listen to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listen to me. 2. Wrap your ..... around the problem. A) Brains. B) Lips. C) Hands. D) Teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brains. 3. 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. 4. The company has taken on a lot of new blood this year. A) Earned a money a lot. B) New people with a fresh approach to the company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New people with a fresh approach to the company. 5. Hollywood has a lot of blockbusters coming out this winter. A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 6. Which of the following expressions exemplify the same metonymic pattern? The expression "a roof over your head" is to "house" what A) "white-collar worker" is to "office work". B) "the big screen" is to "Hollywood". C) "Wimbledon" is to "a tournament". D) "four wheels" is to "car". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "four wheels" is to "car". 7. If I refer to my car as my "wheels, " it's a A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 8. 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. 9. The Court's verdict was "guilty." A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMetonymy Quiz 1Metonymy Quiz 2Similes And Metaphors QuizSynecdoche Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books