This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes the tone of 'I Have a Dream'? A) Indifferent. B) Pessimistic. C) Sarcastic. D) Hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hopeful. 2. How would you define the term ETHOS when discussing rhetorical appeals? A) Invokes an emotional response. B) Establishes author's trustworthiness or expert status. C) Uses logical reasoning and facts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishes author's trustworthiness or expert status. 3. Which rhetorical device is used?Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. A) Repetition. B) Restatement. C) Analogy. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 4. Determine the author's point of view in the following passage: "The use of renewable energy is not just an option; it is a necessity for the survival of our planet." A) The author is neutral about renewable energy. B) The author strongly supports the use of renewable energy. C) The author believes renewable energy is optional. D) The author is against the use of renewable energy.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author strongly supports the use of renewable energy. 5. Which of the following is an example of deductive reasoning? A) All the English teachers at my school are women, so my next English teacher will be a man. B) All the gym teachers at my school are women, so my gym teacher this year will be a woman. C) My math teacher in middle school was a man, so my math teacher in high school will probably be a man. D) My music teacher in middle school was a man, so my music teacher in high school will likely be a woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the gym teachers at my school are women, so my gym teacher this year will be a woman. 6. Strategy of emotions and affect. This strategy attempts to create or play on strong emotion in order persuade the audience to act. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 7. Expressing the same idea in different words to make it more clear or memorable. A) Restatement. B) Tone. C) Allusion. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restatement. 8. In an appeal to emotion, this argument is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or convincing story A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 9. ..... is a direct comparison between two objects. Example:But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. Another word for theme is ..... A) Message. B) Mood. C) Feeling or attitude. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Message. 11. What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below? "In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a ruglaid for the feet of the coming sun ..... "- "The Red Badge of Courage, " Stephen Crane A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 12. When coordinating conjunctions are used several times in close succession, particularly where conjunctions would normally not be present at all. A) Satire. B) Asyndeton. C) Hypophora. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polysyndeton. 13. The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is A) Consonance. B) Understatement. C) Assonance. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 14. True or False:The difference between a complex and compound-complex sentence is that complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and a compound-complex has one independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. They say he's closed the eyes of many a man and opened the eyes of many a woman. A) Anaphora. B) Assonance. C) Antithesis. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 16. Term for convincing others of the character or credibility of the persuader A) Anecdote. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 17. What is the suggested length of time for the rhetorical analysis essay? A) 40 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 2 hours and 15 minutes. D) 1 hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40 minutes. 18. The form of argumentative/persuasive appeal that is based on authority or credibility. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. What is the rhetorical element that uses emotional persuasion? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 20. "As I said before, I never repeat myself" is an example of A) Rhetorical Question. B) Parallelism. C) Paradox. D) Asterismos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 21. Convincing by the character and/or the credibility of the author; calls forth the audiences sense of what is right and just. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 22. When writing a rhetorical analysis essay, why might it be helpful to first write about the beginning of the text, then the middle, and then the end? A) This approach will help me ensure that I do not run out of time when I'm writing my essay. B) This approach will help me ensure that I develop a clear line of reasoning. C) This approach will help me ensure that I develop a clear argument. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This approach will help me ensure that I develop a clear line of reasoning. 23. What is the term for a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance? A) Allusion. B) Allegory. C) Analogy. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 24. Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism? A) She was quick, efficient, and had a keen eye for detail. B) The team was excited, joyful, and full of energy. C) He likes to run, to swim, and biking. D) They were looking for a new house, considering a mortgage, and thinking about the neighborhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team was excited, joyful, and full of energy. 25. Parallelism is ..... A) Using the same word twice in the same sentence. B) A type of repetition in which words or phrases in parallel (same or similar) form connect ideas. C) A phrase meant to make the audience cry. D) Repeating the same thing over and over again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of repetition in which words or phrases in parallel (same or similar) form connect ideas. 26. What term matches the example?A lawyer who presents evidence and uses logical arguments to support their case in court A) Logos. B) Anaphora. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 27. What is the rhetoric? A) The underlying message or big idea of a talk, book, film or other work. B) The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people. C) Language characterized by figures of speech (e.g., metaphor, symbolism). D) The author's attitude toward a topic or subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people. 28. Follow the crows because others are doing so and since everyone is doing it, they will be left out if they do not A) Bandwagon. B) Cherry picking. C) Ad hominem. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 29. Read this excerpt from a student election speech:My two years of experience as your vice president, my tireless commitment to the students of this school, and my willingness to be your voice and represent you when meeting with the school authorities make me the ideal candidate for senior class president.Which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here? A) Inductive reasoning. B) Author's purpose. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 30. Convincing others of a stated opinion or belief A) Persuasive Writing. B) Logical Fallacies. C) Parallelism. D) Metaphor. 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