This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Questions > Rhetorical Questions – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Questions Quiz 8 (41 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Example:We demand truth. We demand justice. We demand equality. A) Repetition. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. This makes the individual feel as though you are speaking to each member individually by using "you" or "your" . A) Personalize your question. B) Persuade the audience. C) Engage the audience. D) Evoke emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personalize your question. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. What is the primary purpose of a rhetorical question in an argumentative text? A) To present factual information. B) To provide an answer. C) To confuse the reader. D) To engage the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To engage the audience. 10. 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. 11. Identify the rhetorical device:Wear Nikes. People will notice, people will talk, because people want them. A) Rhetorical question. B) Antithesis. C) Anaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 12. Identify the rhetorical question in this sentence:'Who wouldn't want to be successful?' A) Who wouldn't want to be successful?. B) What is success?. C) Everyone wants to be successful. D) Is success important?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who wouldn't want to be successful?. 13. A rhetorical question allows people to A) Answer truthfully. B) Persuade in disguise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade in disguise. 14. What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean? A) There are a million things to do today. B) There is nothing to do today. C) There is a lot to do tomorrow. D) There is a lot to do today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is a lot to do today. 15. Select the option that makes the following sentence a hyperbole. The chicken noodle soup was really hot with pepper. A) The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire. B) The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, my eyes watered. C) The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, but tasted really good. D) The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, I could not eat it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire. 16. Which sentence would make a reader think about saving water? A) We must all save water. B) How can we waste water when every drop matters?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How can we waste water when every drop matters?. 17. Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 18. Consider the following idiom: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." Why is this also a juxtaposition example? A) In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks. B) The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you've gotten older. C) The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one's ways. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one's ways. 19. "If I were young. If I were strong. If I were loved. If I were wrong." The "ifs" are an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Repetition. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 20. "The amount of plastic in the ocean is rising at a considerable rate. How much damage will it take you to reduce this?" is an example of A) Emphasize a statement. B) Evoke emotions. C) Engage the audience. D) Personalize your question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evoke emotions. 21. As the waiter collected Cezar's empty plate, Cezar smiled and said, "I hated it." Which type of irony is this? A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 22. Example:loves a given book A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 23. The classroom was buzzing with excitement as Charlotte, Olivia, and Evelyn eagerly raised their hands to answer the question. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. E) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 24. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical question? A) Is this the best we can do?. B) How many times do I have to tell you?. C) Can you believe it?. D) What's the meaning of life?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can you believe it?. 25. A 5 Star Introduction has ..... A) None of the answer choices. B) 5 parts. C) 3 parts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 parts. 26. What feeling does this rhetorical question show? "How could anyone throw rubbish on the beach?" A) Anger. B) Boredom. C) Excitement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anger. 27. A regular question is asked to A) Get an answer. B) Inquire about the characters. C) Discover the claim. D) Support with evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get an answer. 28. Which literary device is used in the following real-world scenario:Anika was so hungry, she could eat a horse. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. E) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 29. Sarah wants to encourage her teammates to work harder.Rhetorical Question: "Is this really the best we can do?" A) To seek an actual answer about their performance. B) To lower team morale. C) To encourage her teammates to strive for improvement. D) To make her teammates feel bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To encourage her teammates to strive for improvement. 30. In speech writing, rhetorical questions are most effectively used to: A) Collect audience feedback. B) Engage the audience and encourage reflection. C) Take attendance. D) Share factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engage the audience and encourage reflection. 31. If a paragraph has more than one controlling idea in the topic sentence, this will affect its ..... A) Unity. B) Cohesion. C) Coherence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unity. 32. The more you learn, the more you realize you don't know. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Paradox. C) Concession. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 33. Select a suitable rhetorical question to use when writing an article on the following topic.Thinking about an impossibility. A) Are you joking. B) It is a joke. C) It's a joke; it can't really happen. D) What a joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you joking. 34. A linguistic and literary device, in spoken or written form, in which real meaning is concealed or contradicted A) Irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Situational irony. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 35. Which of these is NOT a common function of rhetorical questions? A) To collect accurate data. B) To emphasize a point. C) To engage an audience. D) To express emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To collect accurate data. 36. Which question could you add to a persuasive text about recycling? A) How many cans are in the bin?. B) Isn't it smart to recycle and protect our planet?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isn't it smart to recycle and protect our planet?. 37. When an author employs situational irony, the opposite of what would normally be ..... occurs. A) Expected. B) Described. C) Explained. D) Stated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expected. 38. A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point than rather get an answer A) Hyperbole. B) Juxtaposition. C) Epistrophe. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 39. You aren't coming back, are you? A) Closed. B) Open. C) Leading. D) Rhetorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical. 40. Who would want to live in a world without laughter? A) Everyone. B) Rhetorical. C) Not rhetorical. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical. 41. Is this a rhetorical question? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Questions Quiz 1Rhetorical Questions Quiz 2Rhetorical Questions Quiz 3Rhetorical Questions Quiz 4Rhetorical Questions Quiz 5Rhetorical Questions Quiz 6Rhetorical Questions Quiz 7Embedded Questions Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books