This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Questions > Rhetorical Questions – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Questions Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should you NOT expect after a rhetorical question is asked? A) Silence. B) Emotional response. C) A pause for reflection. D) An immediate answer. E) Audience engagement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An immediate answer. 2. The direct address requires the use of a noun which can be a person's name or A) The verb 'Use'. B) The noun 'Technique'. C) The adjective'Difficult'. D) The pronoun 'You'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pronoun 'You'. 3. The only constant is change. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Paradox. C) Concession. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 4. Which question uses rhetorical language about pollution? A) Who wants to breathe dirty air every day?. B) Where is the nearest rubbish bin?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who wants to breathe dirty air every day?. 5. Example:We shall pay the price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty (JFK's Inaugural Address) A) Metaphor. B) Anaphora. C) Parallelism. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 6. During a heated argument, Ava and Oliver fought like cats and dogs. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. E) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 7. What is the definition of a rhetorical question? A) A rhetorical question is a question that is asked to gather information. B) A rhetorical question is a question that is asked to confuse the listener. C) A rhetorical question is a question that is asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to elicit an answer. D) A rhetorical question is a question that is asked to provoke an emotional response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rhetorical question is a question that is asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to elicit an answer. 8. What is the correct form of the embedded question:'He asked me where is she going?' A) He asked me where she going. B) He asked me where she goes. C) He asked me where she is going. D) He asked me where was she going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked me where she is going. 9. Which of the following is an example of using language to create an emotional connection? A) A recipe for making cookies. B) A plea for donations to an animal shelter. C) A scientific report on climate change. D) A news article about a local event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A plea for donations to an animal shelter. 10. Examples:wealth and poverty, beauty and ugliness, darkness and light A) Anaphora. B) Juxtaposition. C) Assonance. D) Contrasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 11. You have to lose yourself to find yourself. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Paradox. C) Concession. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 12. Could anyone ever pass up on reading a great mystery novel? A) Not rhetorical. B) No. C) Yes. D) Rhetorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical. 13. Select a suitable rhetorical question to use when writing an article on the following topic.Detective novels. A) Become a detective. B) Find the villain. C) Follow the clues and solve the mystery. D) Whodunnit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become a detective. 14. Example "But a better butter makes a better batter" A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 15. Repetition of vowels without repetion of consonants A) Alliteration. B) Antithesis. C) Assonance. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 16. Which is an example of antithesis? A) "All the world is a stage, and all men and women merely players.". B) "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant but once.". C) "Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.". 17. Does this show a rhetorical question? "What colour is your lunch box?" A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 18. Which of the following can irony help create in a text? A) Humor. B) Tension. C) Suspense. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Topic:Dragons (a) Detail:European dragons have been depicted for centuries as huge lizards or dinosaurs with wings; Asian dragons have tended to look more like giant serpents with legs A) A. Describe. B) Persuade. C) Criticize. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Describe. 20. Example: "It's so beautiful I could just die" A) Verbal irony. B) Irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic irony. 21. Example:We demand truth. We demand justice. We demand equality. A) Repetition. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 22. A ..... is an idea or opinion about the topic. A) Controlling idea. B) Topic sentence. C) Thesis statement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlling idea. 23. Isn't it time we made a change? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Paradox. C) Concession. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 24. The author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing. A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertain. 25. This rhetorical device refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 26. This makes the individual feel as though you are speaking to each member individually by using "you" or "your" . A) Persuade the audience. B) Personalize your question. C) Engage the audience. D) Evoke emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personalize your question. 27. Select a suitable rhetorical question to use when writing an article on the following topic.Wondering at technological advances. A) It is incredible that man has landed on the moon. B) Man has landed on the moon-incredible. C) We thought that man would land on the moon. D) Who would have thought that man would land on the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is incredible that man has landed on the moon. 28. This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Rhetorical Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 29. What is the primary purpose of a rhetorical question in an argumentative text? A) To confuse the reader. B) To engage the audience. C) To provide an answer. D) To present factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the audience. 30. What is an Anaphora? A) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive sentences. B) The repetition of any word or phrase anywhere in a text. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive sentences. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Questions Quiz 1Rhetorical Questions Quiz 2Rhetorical Questions Quiz 3Rhetorical Questions Quiz 4Rhetorical Questions Quiz 5Rhetorical Questions Quiz 6Rhetorical Questions Quiz 7Rhetorical Questions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books