This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Devices – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Devices Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences uses direct address? A) "Space travel is a daunting task.". B) "You might wonder why we explore the cosmos.". C) "The universe is vast and mysterious.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "You might wonder why we explore the cosmos.". 2. A sonic device that refers to a word that emulates the real-life sound it signifies. Ex:Using "bang" to signify an explosion. A) Humor. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 3. "Mom, I don't want to go to school. What if there is a gunman at school, and I have no way to communicate with you aside from my phone?" This is an example of an appeal to ..... A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 4. When the speaker imagines what someone else is thinking, or speaks in the voice of someone else, in order to explain and then subvert or undermine counterpoints to the original argument. A) Anadiplosis. B) Eutrepismus. C) Asterismos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrepismus. 5. Which of the following best defines epanalepsis? A) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. B) Repetition at the end of a clause of the word or phrase that began it. C) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. D) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition at the end of a clause of the word or phrase that began it. 6. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:the attribution of personal qualities to something that it not a person. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 7. A short personal story used to connect with the audience and add evidenceor credibility A) Anecdote. B) Allegory. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 8. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: "The pen is mightier than the sword." A) Synecdoche. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metonymy. 9. "I'm not saying they're weak generally, but they are weak generally." What Rhetorical Device is shown? A) Anaphora. B) Description. C) Apophasis. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apophasis. 10. Muhammad Ali read the poem about what it's like to be himself to Harvard University students. His world's shortest poem, "Me? Whee" (a word and sound effect only) is an example of what rhetorical device? A) Humor. B) Repetition. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humor. 11. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect. A) Characterization. B) Aphorism. C) Hyperbole. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 12. Which following sentence is hyperbole? A) Bears can lose over 30 percent of their body weight hibernating. B) It's important for adolescents to get the proper amount of rest each night. C) The plane landed like a leaf in the wind. D) I have been running around all day!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have been running around all day!. 13. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of each word. Ex:Critics cry for crumbs of Columbus. A) Alliteration. B) Cacohony. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 14. "MLK Jr's. speech ~ three sections"What Rhetorical Device is shown? A) Imagery. B) Rule of Three's. C) Parallelism. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule of Three's. 15. What is the purpose of using pathos in persuasion? A) To appeal to emotions. B) To provide logical reasoning. C) To appeal to moral character. D) To create imaginary scenarios. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To appeal to emotions. 16. A short quotation at the beginning of a text, intended to suggest its theme A) Epitaph. B) Epigraph. C) Antithesis. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epigraph. 17. "Fool me once. shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" A) Rhetorical Question. B) Parallelism. C) Antithesis. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 18. Which device is used in the phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun" ? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 19. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:an attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion. A) Appeal to authority. B) Aphorism. C) Appeal to emotion. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to emotion. 20. A rhetorical question is defined as: A) A question that is irrelevant to the topic. B) A question posed to provoke thought without expecting an answer. C) A question that requires extensive research to answer. D) A question that the speaker answers immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A question posed to provoke thought without expecting an answer. 21. The trick of posing question and then immediately supplying the answer. A) Meiosis. B) Chiasmus. C) Anaphora. D) Hypophora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypophora. 22. Which rhetorical choice involves the omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses? A) Asyndeton. B) Zeugma. C) Polysyndeton. D) Anadiplosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asyndeton. 23. Rhetorical device in which two opposing ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect A) Juxtaposition. B) Litotes. C) Antithesis. D) Zeugma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 24. A proposal that states "This training program will act as a roadmap, guiding new employees through company procedures" is using which rhetorical device? A) Enumeration/Listing. B) Parallelism. C) Analogy. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 25. A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history, music, or another work of literature. A) Anaphora. B) Foreshadowing. C) Allusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 26. Repeating words at the clauses' ends A) Asyndeton. B) Epistrophe. C) Polysyndeton. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 27. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:a comparison using like or as. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 28. Appeal to emotion. Ex:Invoking sympathy, pity, fear of missing out, etc. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Kairos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 29. Reasoning or argumentation through facts, evidence, and case studies. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 30. What is the primary purpose of rhetorical devices in writing and speaking? A) To confuse the audience. B) To provide detailed explanations of complex topics. C) To persuade the audience to consider a topic from a different perspective. D) To entertain the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade the audience to consider a topic from a different perspective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books