This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. King compares himself to early Christian prophets because they A) Did not negotiate with enemies. B) Died fighting for their cause. C) Believed in civil disobedience. D) Did not submit to unjust laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did not submit to unjust laws. 2. Why was King in Birmingham? A) He lived there. B) He picked Birmingham as the next place to hold a non-violent protest. C) He was invited to help fight the segregation there. D) He gave a speech there but drove over the speed limit on his way out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was invited to help fight the segregation there. 3. What rhetorical device is another word for metaphors, similes, and personification? A) Allusion. B) Juxtaposition. C) Understatement. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figurative language. 4. This rhetorical appeal uses emotion A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 5. What is the central idea or main argument of an essay, guiding the content and organization of the writing? A) Antithesis. B) Thesis. C) Connotation. D) Rhetorical Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis. 6. If you want peace, you must prepare for war. A) Juxtaposition. B) Rhetorical questions. C) Anaphora. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 7. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art A) Rhetorical device. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 8. When employing facts, statistics, real-life anecdotes (stories, or examples) in a speech or in writing the speaker/author are employing what? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 9. "Let us go forth to lead the land we love." The above statement from President J. F. Kennedy is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Ethos. B) Symbol. C) Alliteration. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 10. Choose the correct word for the definition of term:figures of speech that establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas A) Antithesis. B) Allusion. C) Anaphora. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 11. Which of the following types of figurative language is represented in the example below?A text includes the use of vivid, emotive language, intended to incite intense feeling in a reader regarding the destruction of the Florida panther's natural habitat. A) Pathos. B) Kairos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 12. ..... is the use of similar grammatical constructions such as, words, phrases, clauses, or sentences to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Parallelism. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 13. A thesis statement that lists the specific points the author will cover is called a ..... A) Closed thesis. B) Rhetorical thesis. C) Open thesis. D) Inept thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed thesis. 14. Which quote best represents the use of the word with neutral connotation? A) 'He looked at her with a hateful expression.'. B) 'She was indifferent to the outcome.'. C) 'She was enthusiastic about the upcoming event.'. D) 'He was apathetic towards the whole situation.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'She was indifferent to the outcome.'. 15. "Are you working hard or hardly working?" is an example of: A) Antithesis. B) Extended Metaphor. C) Chiasmus. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chiasmus. 16. What is an analogy primarily used for? A) To illustrate a point through a special type of comparison. B) To create a humorous effect. C) To make a direct comparison using "like" or "as" . D) To repeat a phrase for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To illustrate a point through a special type of comparison. 17. Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question, as described? A) What time is it?. B) When was the last time you went 24 hours without food?. C) What is your name?. D) Can you pass the salt?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When was the last time you went 24 hours without food?. 18. I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." A) Anaphora. B) Juxtaposition. C) Epistrophe. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epistrophe. 19. Children are dying of cancer, please send a check or money order to the American Cancer Society A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Bogos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 20. Which rhetorical term refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 21. What is evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation? A) First-hand. B) Second-hand. C) Third-hand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second-hand. 22. "We are a bunch of Rip Van Winkles, quiescent." -Shirley Chisholm, 'A Coalition of Conscience, ' Greenfield High School, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Oct. 3, 1983.This quote contains an example of ..... : A) Elision. B) Anaphora. C) Pathos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 23. What is the purpose of pairing in writing? A) To obscure the main idea. B) To introduce complex ideas. C) To emphasize words for stronger effect. D) To create confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize words for stronger effect. 24. Select the rhetorical device that matches the quote:"The British rule in India is a curse." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. The principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. A) Rebuttal. B) Rhetoric. C) Repetition. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 26. A McDonald's ad that says, "Because you only have $ 4." A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 27. ..... is the technique or art of using language effectively in order to persuade or influence A) Rhetoric. B) Loaded language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 28. Figure which asks a question not for the purpose of discussion but to assert or deny an answer implicitly A) Rhetorical question. B) Paradox. C) Polysyndeton. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 29. Where would you typically find a call to action in a speech? A) Towards the end. B) The very first thing they say. C) Last sentence of the first paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Towards the end. 30. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point A) Analogy. B) Antidote. C) Juxtaposition. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 1Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 2Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 3Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 4Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 5Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 6Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 7Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books