This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Questions > Rhetorical Questions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Questions Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the sky blue? A) It's not a rhetorical question. B) It's a rhetorical question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a rhetorical question. 2. It sure is hot today, isn't it? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Not Rhetorical Question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 3. Another way to say something is positive and good for you is that it is a A) Malificient. B) Pro. C) Con. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pro. 4. Rhetorical questions are used to make the audience do what? A) Think critically. B) Provide answers. C) Stay silent. D) Leave the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think critically. 5. Several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance, this adds balance, rhythm, and emphasis to ideas A) Parallelism. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 6. Please tell me you're kidding? A) It's not a rhetorical question. B) It's a rhetorical question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a rhetorical question. 7. Imagine William, Benjamin, and Rohan are in a play. The audience expects one thing to happen, but something entirely different happens instead. What type of irony is this? A) Situational irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Coincidental irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational irony. 8. Two strongly contrasting ideas, expressed using parallel structure, are placed side by side A) Ethos. B) Antithesis. C) Assonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 9. Is a Rhetorical Question meant to be answered? A) NO. B) YES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO. 10. Which of the following best describes the language used in the example provided? A) Formal. B) Technical. C) Neutral. D) Emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional. 11. How can anyone argue that climate change isn't real? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Paradox. C) Concession. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 12. When an author communicates a message using the intended audience's name or the pronoun "you" A) Logical fallacies. B) Direct address. C) Sweeping generalization. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct address. 13. This is the original copy. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. E) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Oxymoron. 14. ..... in a paragraph means that the ideas have a logical flow A) Unity. B) Cohesion. C) Coherence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coherence. 15. What effect do rhetorical questions have on the audience? A) They provide clear answers. B) They encourage reflection and thought. C) They offer detailed explanations. D) They confuse the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They encourage reflection and thought. 16. The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to get a flu vaccination. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 17. Which rhetorical device is used here? A) Direct Address. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Logical Fallacy. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 18. "The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university." A) Ad hominem. B) Ciruclar reasoning. C) Hasty generalization. D) False dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 19. Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question used to create a sense of humor? A) Are you kidding me?. B) What's the meaning of life?. C) How many times have I told you?. D) Is the sky blue?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you kidding me?. 20. Example:dark comedy, open secret, jumb shrimp A) Pun. B) Logos. C) Oxymoron. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 21. Globalization creates more jobs. A) Pro. B) Con. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pro. 22. What is the effect of using a rhetorical question in writing? A) It can make the writing more formal. B) It can make the writing more informal. C) It can make the writing more persuasive. D) It can make the writing more confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can make the writing more persuasive. 23. How many rhetorical questions are their?"How old are you?""What school do you attend?""What are you doing?""How many siblings do you have?" A) 1. B) 3. C) 0. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0. 24. What is the purpose of a leading question? A) The purpose of a leading question is to influence the respondent's answer. B) To provide unbiased information. C) To confuse the respondent. D) To encourage open-ended responses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The purpose of a leading question is to influence the respondent's answer. 25. Which of the following is NOT a pattern of organization for achieving coherence? A) Time order. B) Spatial order. C) Cause and effect order. D) Importance order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause and effect order. 26. Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 27. "Isn't this what we've been waiting for?" implies: A) This is not significant. B) We should keep waiting. C) We've been dreading this. D) This is exactly what was anticipated. E) We have not been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This is exactly what was anticipated. 28. When the audience knows more about the events of the story than the characters do. A) Situation Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony. 29. Which rhetorical question can you match with the following statement?"Stop driving so fast!" A) What did you expect?. B) Do you think I am a genius?. C) What do I know?. D) Are you late for something?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are you late for something?. 30. Where did you go on your last family holiday? A) Camping. B) NSW. C) Rhetorical. D) Not rhetorical. 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