This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Devices – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Devices Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Involves extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain points of a definition, description, or argument. It can involve embellishment or technical elaboration. Either way, more information is being added. A) Simile. B) Amplification. C) Varying sentence structure. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amplification. 2. Concrete imagery [NO like / as] A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. What is a logical fallacy / faulty reasoning? A) A trick or exaggeration that makes an argument weak. B) A type of rhyme. C) A question with no answer. D) A very short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A trick or exaggeration that makes an argument weak. 4. Why can hyperbole be considered faulty reasoning? A) It exaggerates and might not be completely true. B) It is always boring. C) It never grabs attention. D) It uses only numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It exaggerates and might not be completely true. 5. Turning from entire audience to address a specific group A) Euphemism. B) Apostrophe. C) Paradox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 6. '' the sound of silence" A) Euphemism. B) Apostrophe. C) Paradox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 7. During a breakfast gathering, Michael commented, 'The eggs that Daniel cooked were not, in any sense of the word, delicious.' Which literary device is Michael using in his statement? A) Epithet. B) Chiasmus. C) Climax. D) Expletive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expletive. 8. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said this butter's bitter. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 9. Assonance is a repetition of ..... A) Vowel sounds in the middle of words. B) Vowel sounds at the end of words. C) Consonant sounds in the middle of words. D) Consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vowel sounds in the middle of words. 10. During a school play, David exclaimed, 'Look at Nora! She's a bird! A plane! Superman!' Which literary device is David using in this sentence? A) Epithet. B) Climax. C) Assonance. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 11. Give an example of a rhetorical question. A) What time is it?. B) Can you believe how fast time flies?. C) Isn't it time we did something about climate change?. D) How many roads must a man walk down?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't it time we did something about climate change?. 12. Explain alliteration with an example. A) Alliteration is the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence. B) An example of alliteration is 'A big brown bear.'. C) An example of alliteration is 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'. D) Alliteration occurs when words rhyme with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of alliteration is 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'. 13. Describe epistrophe and provide an example. A) An example of epistrophe is:'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.'. B) An example of epistrophe is:'To be or not to be.'. C) An example of epistrophe is:'Where now? Who now? When now?'. D) An example of epistrophe is:'I have a dream.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of epistrophe is:'Where now? Who now? When now?'. 14. "I climbed a mountain and I turned aroundAnd I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills'Til the landslide brought me down" -Fleetwood Mac A) Loaded Diction. B) Hyperbole. C) Amplification. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amplification. 15. The repetition of the last word in a phrase at the beginning of the next phrase or sentence. Ex:Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering. A) Anaphora. B) Anadiplosis. C) Antistrophe. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anadiplosis. 16. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life ..... A) Rhetorical Questions. B) Direct Address. C) Juxtaposition. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 17. During a school concert, Daniel noticed that William had a deep affection for music. He observed that William had loved music from the time he was a baby until now. Which literary device is used in this observation? A) Epithet. B) Metonymy. C) Expletive. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 18. What role does context play in understanding rhetorical devices? A) Context provides the background and circumstances surrounding a rhetorical device, influencing its meaning and effectiveness. B) Context is irrelevant to the interpretation of rhetorical devices. C) Context only affects the audience's emotional response to rhetorical devices. D) Context is solely about the historical background of the rhetorical device. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context provides the background and circumstances surrounding a rhetorical device, influencing its meaning and effectiveness. 19. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." This is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Repitition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repitition. 20. "You're hot then you're coldyou're yes then you're noyou're in then you're outyou're up then you're down" A) Simile. B) Extended metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Parellelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parellelism. 21. "You there, have you no dignity?"This is an example of which device? A) Asterismos. B) Anadiplosis. C) Kairos. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asterismos. 22. Assonance Definition: A) The sound of the word imitates the sound of the thing. B) Use of words with the same or similar meanings. C) A word or expression is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses or lines. Reversal of Anaphora. D) The same or similar vowel sounds are repeated in the stressed syllables of words that are in close proximity while the consonants differ. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The same or similar vowel sounds are repeated in the stressed syllables of words that are in close proximity while the consonants differ. 23. What is the role of imagery in literature? A) Imagery is used to create visual representations that enhance the reader's experience. B) Imagery is solely about the use of color in writing. C) Imagery has no impact on the overall meaning of a text. D) Imagery is a technique used only in technical writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery is used to create visual representations that enhance the reader's experience. 24. Which sentence shows hyperbole as a rhetorical device? A) I felt like someone sucker punched me in the face. B) The author uses facts to explain her point. C) All teenagers hate chores. D) I like to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I felt like someone sucker punched me in the face. 25. Why is the evidence credible? A) It is based on personal anecdotes. B) It is derived from scientific reports and real-world examples. C) It focuses on the opinions of businesses. D) It is vague and lacks specific data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is derived from scientific reports and real-world examples. 26. Which sentence is an example of faulty reasoning? A) I felt like someone sucker punched me in the face when I read this article. B) I walked home after school. C) I enjoy volleyball. D) My dog is cute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I felt like someone sucker punched me in the face when I read this article. 27. Juxtaposition Definition: A) Feelings the word evokes. B) The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side by side in order to compare/contrast the two. C) A daring statement which unites seemingly contradictory words but which on closer examination proves to have unexpected meaning and truth. D) A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side by side in order to compare/contrast the two. 28. A reference to something literary, mythical, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize. A) Anaphora. B) Chiasmus. C) Allusion. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 29. What is irony as a rhetorical device? A) A technique used to create suspense by withholding information from the audience. B) A rhetorical device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning, often used to highlight contradictions or add humor. C) A method of exaggeration to emphasize a point or create a dramatic effect. D) A form of comparison that highlights similarities between two different things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rhetorical device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning, often used to highlight contradictions or add humor. 30. Are you going to stand by and let the power lines be built in our backyards? A) Juxtaposition. B) Rhetorical question. C) Analogy. D) None of the above. 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