This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Devices – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Devices Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I have a dream, go back to, one hundred years later ~ MLK Jr's. speech"What Rhetorical Device is shown? A) Anaphora. B) Parallelism. C) Description. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 2. Pathos is most effective when it: A) Relies solely on facts and figures. B) Engages the audience's emotions through stories or vivid imagery. C) Uses technical language that only experts understand. D) Avoids emotional language altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engages the audience's emotions through stories or vivid imagery. 3. To mention something in disclaiming the intention mentioning it ..... pretending to deny A) Apophasis. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Imagery. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apophasis. 4. I am so hungry, I could eat for days. A) Hyperbole. B) Not a hyperbole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 5. Appealing to emotions is a rhetorical appeal known as A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 6. You have to be as busy as a bee to get good grades in school. A) Anaphora. B) Connotation. C) Antithesis. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 7. Gives objects a meaning different from their original meaning A) Symbolism. B) Allusion. C) Repetition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 8. What rhetorical device or strategy is NOT present here:As god-fearing Christians, we are called to extend compassion and understanding to all, just as Christ demonstrated in his life, embracing those who are often marginalized and offering hope to the weary. A) Conditional premise. B) Using diction to create a desire to help. C) Ethical appeal:audience values. D) Euphemism for those who are in need of help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditional premise. 9. "Yesterday, I wore a grey shirt with a coffee stain on the left side of the collar from the spill that I made that morning ..... "What Rhetorical Device is shown? A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Description. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 10. "To err is human, to forgive, divine" (Alexander Pope) A) Tricolon. B) Antithesis. C) Anadiplosis. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 11. Syllogism is ..... A) An argument based on 2 minor premises and a conclusion. B) An argument based on a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. C) An argument based on 2 premises with no concrete conclusion. D) An argument based on 2 major premises and a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An argument based on a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. 12. A brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event or object A) Allusion. B) Illusion. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 13. "You change your mind like a girl changes clothes" A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 14. A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other A) Antimetabole. B) Antithesis. C) Polysyndeton. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 15. Identify the rhetorical device in the following sentence: "Sending humans to Mars is a giant leap for mankind." A) Loaded Language. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Direct Address. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 16. The following passage is an example of what rhetorical device: "The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world." -Charlotte's Web by E.B. White A) Humor. B) Imagery. C) Alliteration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 17. "Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both."What Rhetorical Device is shown? A) Metonymy. B) Description. C) Hypophoric Question. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypophoric Question. 18. "Donate in order to protect these endangered species."What Rhetorical Strategy is shown? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 19. I'm Juliet to your Romeo. A) Anecdote. B) Allegory. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 20. The organization of information in a text (chronological order, order of importance ..... ) A) Structure. B) Chapters. C) Paragraphs. D) Epigraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structure. 21. "Life is but a walking shadow; a poor player that struts and frets and then is heard no more" This is an example of a ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. What is the term for using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or compelling evidence? A) Anecdote. B) Stereotypes. C) Loaded Language. D) Bandwagon Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 23. Breaking off in the middle of a sentence A) Anastrophe. B) Apostrophe. C) Aposiopesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aposiopesis. 24. Establishing credibility through tone and style A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 25. "Loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 26. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of vowel sounds? A) Amplification. B) Assonance. C) Antimetabole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 27. Which rhetorical device is the following an example of?If you cared about the environment, you would adopt a penguin today. Just .50 a day can save a penguin. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Intrinsic Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 28. Which of the following best defines anaphora? A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. B) Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. C) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. D) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. 29. This statement is an example of which logical fallacy? A) Anecdote. B) Loaded Language. C) Bandwagon Approval. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular Reasoning. 30. The focus is shifted to a side issue or something irrelevant A) Slippery Slope. B) Testimonial. C) Non-Sequitur. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Herring. 31. What is an "Analogy" used for? A) The main argument of a text. B) A comparison to show similarity between two complex ideas. C) The use of sarcasm to criticize. D) A direct statement of fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison to show similarity between two complex ideas. 32. A part is made to represent the whole A) Anaphora. B) Synecdoche. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 33. "I think to myself, what a wonderful world" A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 34. Appealing to others by being trustworthy or credible is a rhetorical appeal known as A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 35. Which of the following best defines symploce? A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. B) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. C) Simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe. D) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. 36. Using logic/numbers in your speech to be persuasive A) Diction. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Logos. D) Analogy-Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 37. Which of the following best defines aporia? A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. B) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. C) Expression of doubt or confusion in order to rhetorically ask the audience for their opinion or present multiple viewpoints. D) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expression of doubt or confusion in order to rhetorically ask the audience for their opinion or present multiple viewpoints. 38. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:'The thunderous applause was music to her ears.' A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 39. After the two nations stopped the war and signed a treaty, a white dove was released. The white dove can be a symbol of ..... A) Flight. B) War. C) Peace. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peace. 40. Similes or metaphors-comparisons to help describe A) Rhetorical Question. B) Parallelism. C) Tone. D) Analogy-Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy-Figurative Language. 41. Which rhetorical device relies on emotion to persuade an audience? A) Pathos. B) Motivation. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 42. What does logos mean as a rhetorical device? A) Moral character. B) Reason. C) Imagination. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason. 43. Comparison using a word like sicut, similis, velutVolat sicut avis A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 44. In technical writing, analogy is primarily used to do which of the following? A) Organize ideas into lists. B) Repeat a phrase for emphasis. C) Create symmetry in sentence structure. D) Compare one idea to another to clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare one idea to another to clarify. 45. Three nouns, adjectives or verbs will be used in a list within a sentence A) Lists of three. B) Anaphora. C) Asyndeton. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lists of three. 46. An idea or feeling (literal meaning) A) Apophasis. B) Imagery. C) Connotation. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 47. Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation? A) Earning an extra large candy bar for doing your work. B) Getting an allowance. C) Winning a trophy. D) Being happy when you have helped someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being happy when you have helped someone. 48. Which rhetorical device does the scenario below depict? Rachel has to convince her parents to let her go out with her friends on Friday night. This is her argument: "Mom and Dad I would like to go out with my friends Friday night. I know you said no and I understand. However, in the past 6 months, I have come home on time and I have straight A's." A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 49. "when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has been advertised on television"This quote is an example of: A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 50. "You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes" A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoiea. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 51. Identify the rhetorical device: "Don't we all deserve a little kindness?" A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 52. An idea or conclusion that does not follow logically based on the evidence A) Non-Sequitur. B) Red Herring. C) Ad Hominem. D) False Dichotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Sequitur. 53. What is the primary function of ethos in rhetoric? A) To appeal to logic. B) To create a rhythmic effect. C) To establish the speaker's credibility. D) To appeal to emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To establish the speaker's credibility. 54. Which of the following best defines polyptoton? A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. B) Repetition of words derived from the same root but with different grammatical forms. C) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. D) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition of words derived from the same root but with different grammatical forms. 55. What is the purpose of using amplification in writing? A) To confuse the audience. B) To appeal to logic. C) To create a rhythmic effect. D) To add more detail and emphasize a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To add more detail and emphasize a point. 56. Uses similar grammatical constructions to express related or equally important ideas A) Allusion. B) Parallelism. C) Symbolism. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 57. A question that is asked to make a point, not to elicit an answer A) Interrogative. B) Anecdote. C) Rhetorical question. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 58. Which of the following best defines epistrophe? A) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. B) Understatement for effect, often to emphasize the opposite. C) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. D) Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. 59. Substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Simile. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metonymy. 60. Which of the following best defines anadiplosis? A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. B) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. C) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. D) Understatement for effect, often to emphasize the opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books