This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Strategies – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Comparing two or more examples to show similarities and differences. A) Juxtaposition. B) Correcting misconception. C) Facts and statistics. D) Emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 2. The medical experience and education of a medical/health practitioner is an example of which appeal? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. A perception of expertise based on who the speaker/writer is A) Situated ethos. B) Invented ethos. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situated ethos. 4. The action of the story that follows the climax and brings the story to the conclusion A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Resolution. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falling Action. 5. "A 300 pound American contains enough fat to make the same amount of fuel as 15 gallons of gasoline." A) Juxtaposition. B) Anecdote. C) Facts and statistics. D) Logic and reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts and statistics. 6. Identify the rhetorical strategy used in the sentence:'She's in a better place now.' A) Irony. B) Euphemism. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 7. Which rhetorical strategy involves the author's attitude towards the subject? A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Tone. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 8. Using repetition an example of ..... A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion. 9. What rhetorical strategy involves distorting data to make a point seem more valid than it is? A) Misuse of statistics. B) Bandwagon. C) Bribery. D) Transfer technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misuse of statistics. 10. What is the effect of using an anecdote as a rhetorical strategy? A) Helps the audience visualize something specific. B) Emphasizes an argument & conveys its importance. C) Adds emphasis and emotional effect. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" A) Juxtaposition. B) Metaphor. C) Ethos. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. Charged words are A) Words used to create tone/show an author's attitude on a subject. B) Associations with words that can be emotional, cultural, and/or personal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words used to create tone/show an author's attitude on a subject. 13. Shocking statements are an example of ..... A) Credibility. B) Emotion. C) Logic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotion. 14. The art of using language to persuade someone A) Call to Action. B) Rhetoric. C) Loaded Language. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 15. How can an author effectively use pathos in their writing? A) By presenting statistics and data. B) By sharing personal stories or anecdotes. C) By quoting experts in the field. D) By simplifying complex arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By sharing personal stories or anecdotes. 16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a central idea? A) It is the main point of the text. B) It is supported by details and evidence. C) It is a minor detail in the text. D) It is the focus of the author's message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a minor detail in the text. 17. As a professional restaurant critic for over twenty years, I've eaten many meals, but I can assure you:the new restaurant is the best in the city. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 18. True or false:Diction can shape the tone of a written work. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What is the effect of an author's use of rhetorical questions in a persuasive text? A) To provide answers. B) To engage the reader and provoke thought. C) To confuse the reader. D) To summarize the textTagsGA.ELAGSE11-12RI6DOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the reader and provoke thought. 20. Which of the following would be a rhetorical question? A) Where did he go?. B) Why is that sign red?. C) What kind of people don't want peace?. D) Who wants pizza?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What kind of people don't want peace?. 21. A figure of speech and literary device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration. A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Rhetorical question. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 22. This president said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, " allayed the panic of a people gripped by the Depression. A) Gerald Ford. B) James Garfield. C) Richard Nixon. D) Franklin D. Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 23. Example: "According to the National Institute of Mental Health, around 1 in 5 adults living in the U.S. will experience mental illness in their lifetime." A) Example. B) Hyperbole. C) Statistic. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistic. 24. Plan a strategy to determine the author's purpose in a text with effective rhetoric. A) Identify the main topic. B) Analyze the use of rhetorical devices and their impact. C) Count the number of paragraphs. D) Summarize each paragraphTagsGA.ELAGSE11-12RI6DOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze the use of rhetorical devices and their impact. 25. Ensure the following sentence follows the rules of parallelism:Last summer I learned to play tennis, to swim, and ..... A) Riding a horse. B) To ride a horse. C) Ride a horse. D) Rides a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ride a horse. 26. What does it mean for a speaker to appeal to the feelings of the audience? A) To ask a question that causes you to think about something and not really answer. B) To give numbers, percentages and evidence. C) To appeal to the audience's emotions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To appeal to the audience's emotions. 27. Which rhetorical strategy involves the repetition of grammatical structure? A) Metaphor. B) Parallelism. C) Imagery. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 28. Join me in my cause, because people love and trust me like they loved Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Civil Rights movement. This is an example of A) Concessions. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Commonplace argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commonplace argument. 29. The combination of reasons and evidence an author uses to convince his/her audience A) Analogy. B) Argument. C) Counterargument. D) Implication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argument. 30. Using cause/effect relationships is an example of ..... A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Strategies Quiz 1Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 2Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 3Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 4Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 5Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 6Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 7Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books