This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is a mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one. A) Attacks. B) Jargon. C) Euphemism. D) Loaded words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Euphemism. 2. A rhetorical device that uses a part of something to represent the whole or the whole to represent a part A) Irony. B) Synecdoche. C) Metonymy. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 3. Read this sentence from Common Sense:The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture.What rhetorical strategy is Thomas Paine most clearly using in this line? A) Personification. B) Parallelism. C) Credibility. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 4. In the letter, who does Dr. King identify his ideas with to acknowledge the improtance of his movement as well as his own importance to that movement? A) Great religious figures. B) Political leaders. C) Men who suffered because of their convictions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. An assertion open to challenge; What the author/speaker is trying to convince their audience is true A) Pathos. B) Rhetoric. C) Logos. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 6. Which word means "a comparison of two unlike things?" A) Hyperbole. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 7. What is the meaning of persuasion? A) To become a philosopher. B) To sell insurance. C) To convince someone to change their beliefs or take action. D) To speak to a group of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince someone to change their beliefs or take action. 8. The speaker is perceived as having credibility A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 9. Which of the following is NOT a part of the rhetorical triangle? A) Audience. B) Speaker. C) Lesson. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lesson. 10. Rhetorical Devicea statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words ..... often used for humorous or sarcastic effect. A) Rhetorical question. B) Euphemism. C) Understatement. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbal irony. 11. Desire to return in the thought or fact to a former time A) Logical Reasoning. B) Rhetoric. C) Alliteration. D) Nostalgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nostalgia. 12. ..... exists when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing but means another. A) Situational. B) Verbal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal. 13. The way the author feels about a subject. A) Ethos. B) Tone. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 14. The context of Gehrig's speech would like the following: A) Sports fans. B) His wife, the managers, mother-in-law, groundskeepers etc. C) 1939, Yankee Stadium, farewell speech, July 4. D) World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1939, Yankee Stadium, farewell speech, July 4. 15. In his letter from Birmingham City Jail, what does King describe as the problem that he and the protesters have been fighting? A) Justice. B) Nonviolence. C) Freedom. D) Segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Segregation. 16. Tricks you can use to make your language more memorable and powerful are called ..... A) Resorting Tactics. B) Rightful Passage. C) Rhetorical Devices. D) Resonating Devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Devices. 17. A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. A) Analogy. B) Metaphor. C) Comparison. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 18. A brief reference to a famous person or event-often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible. Can help to simplify complex ideas. Example: "He was a real Romeo with the ladies." A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 19. What is the best definition for hyperbole? A) A question that has an obvious answer, only used to further an argument. B) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. C) Comparing two unlike things for emphasis. D) Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 20. The common people adored Caesar because he A) Was a kind and gentle ruler. B) Brought more money and land to Rome. C) Was considered one of their best athletes. D) Married the Roman Countess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought more money and land to Rome. 21. Two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure. A) Parallelism. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 22. The occasion of Buck 'O Neil's speech is ..... A) The induction of 16 people into the Negro Leagues. B) The celebration of baseball. C) Baseball fans. D) The induction of 17 people into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The induction of 17 people into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 23. Language that creates mental pictures in the reader's mind is called: A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 24. What is "the faculty of observing ..... the available means of persuasion" in any situation? A) Occasion. B) Subject. C) Tone. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetoric. 25. Name that rhetorical device! Which rhetorical device is used in this quote from Patrick Henry's speech?"For my own part, I consider it nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery ..... " (Henry 9-10). A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Rhetorical question. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 26. What is the primary purpose of Dr. King's use of historical and religious references in his letter? A) To confuse the reader. B) To establish his credibility and connect with his audience. C) To entertain the reader. D) To criticize his opponents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish his credibility and connect with his audience. 27. Saying "he left this world" instead of "he died" is an example of A) Euphemism. B) Metaphor. C) Dysphemism. D) Slogan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 28. Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?" A) Abraham Lincoln. B) Edward Everrett. C) Jefferson Davis. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln. 29. What is the meaning of understatement? A) Two or more words, phrases, or ideas placed close together in order to compare and contrast them for effect. B) An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously; an overstatement. C) A rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is. D) A reference to a well-known work, person, place, or event in history, religious texts, or literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is. 30. "The private demand for this product has decreased over the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to explore other options." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of these. 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