This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Techniques – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 4 (55 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This technique is when the speaker asks a question where the answer is already implied. A) Bias. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Jargon. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 2. Used to create imagery and express things non-literally; can make an idea more emotive, vivid, and convincing. A) Bias. B) Alliteration. C) Figurative Language. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 3. When a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question A) Emotive language. B) Anaphora. C) Hypophora. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypophora. 4. Identify the sentence that uses antithesis. A) It is what it is. B) Hope for the best, expect the worst. C) He likes cooking his family and his pets. D) She sings beautifully and dances gracefully.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hope for the best, expect the worst. 5. If you brush and floss your teeth daily then you will have fewer cavities. Marie brushes and flosses her teeth daily. Thus, she will have fewer cavities. A) Inductive Reasoning. B) Deductive Reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deductive Reasoning. 6. A deliberate choice of words to influence or to elicit emotion A) Epistrophe. B) Hypophora. C) Anaphora. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotive language. 7. A comparison of something unfamiliar to something perhaps similar and more familiar in a text is called A) An allusion. B) A debate. C) An anecdote. D) An analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An analogy. 8. "I have a dream today!I have a dream that one day down in Alabama ..... I have a dream today!I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, andevery hill and mountain shall be made low"What Rhetorical Device is used above? A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Extended Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 9. What is the EFFECT of using a metaphor? A) To illustrate a point and draw a comparison. B) To connect with the audience and establish credibility. C) To support an argument with facts and evidence. D) To build background and provide context on a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To illustrate a point and draw a comparison. 10. Which rhetorical appeal appeals to logic and reason? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Repetition. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 11. Criteria in an evaluation refers to ..... A) Categories and genres. B) The elements we use to evaluate a topic within its category. C) The appeal of an event or item to an audience. D) Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The elements we use to evaluate a topic within its category. 12. How does the 'Transfer' technique work in persuasion? A) Displaying positive or negative qualities of one thing onto another to influence acceptance or rejection. B) Moving the audience from one location to another. C) Transferring money or resources. D) Changing the topic of discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displaying positive or negative qualities of one thing onto another to influence acceptance or rejection. 13. Questions which are voiced as questions but not expected to be answered; used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions. A) Generalization. B) Connotation. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Loaded Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 14. This is Information including data and statistics. A) Facts. B) Allusions. C) Anecdotes. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts. 15. What is the rhetorical technique called when conjunctions are omitted between words, phrases, or clauses? A) Polysyndeton. B) Anaphora. C) Chiasmus. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asyndeton. 16. This is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art A) Facts. B) Extended Metaphor. C) Diction. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 17. "Did you really think there wouldn't be a question like this?" A) Figurative Language. B) Evidence. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 18. This is repeating a specific word or phrase to add emphasis to its meaning A) Diction. B) Extended metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 19. When someone tells a short story about a real person or incident to make a point it is called A) Hard evidence. B) An anecdote. C) Comparing and contrasting. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anecdote. 20. What is hard evidence? A) Your personal feelings, which can be proven true or false. B) The opinion of someone with experience or knowledge of a subject. C) Evidence that is difficult for the average person to find or understand. D) The facts, which are proven true and cannot be disputed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The facts, which are proven true and cannot be disputed. 21. Repeating something that has already been said or written is conveniently called A) Repetition. B) Narration. C) Imagery. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 22. If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and fieldwork speak for themselves. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 23. "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light." What persuasive technique has Dylan Thomas employed, in order to attract reader attention? A) Logos. B) Emotive langauge. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive langauge. 24. Which of the following is not a type of evidence used by writers? A) Expert Opinion. B) Anecdotal. C) Logical. D) Statistical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical. 25. This is a comparison of two things without using or like that continues past one line or direct comparison A) Extended metaphor. B) Diction. C) Anecdote. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extended metaphor. 26. A good evaluation, and a good review, which is a lighter version of an evaluation, always includes A) A judgment about the subject. B) Emotions, values, and personal taste. C) Reasons, facts, and/or logic to back it up. D) Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasons, facts, and/or logic to back it up. 27. What term refers to the emotional appeal in persuasive writing or speech? A) Cumulation. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 28. A "counter" counterargument. You ..... the opposing side's points. A) Refer to. B) Refute. C) Regard. D) Repeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refute. 29. What is the EFFECT of the following: "We shall prove ourselves once again ..... " A) To connect the speaker to the audience and the audience with each other. B) To emphasize a point and make it more memorable. C) To illustrate a point and evoke an emotional response. D) To establish the credibility or authority of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect the speaker to the audience and the audience with each other. 30. Making a comparison that shows a similarity between two unlike things (an extended metaphor) A) Parallelism. B) Restatement. C) Repetition. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 31. How an author presents themselves overall in the text is known as the author's A) Persona. B) Tone. C) Anecdote. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persona. 32. What are two forms of repetition? A) Rule of 3 and Connotation. B) Rule of 3 and Alliteration. C) Alliteration and Adjectives. D) Adjectives and Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule of 3 and Alliteration. 33. What does amplification involve in writing? A) Simplifying complex ideas. B) Removing unnecessary details. C) Reducing the importance of a word. D) Repeating a word or expression to add detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeating a word or expression to add detail. 34. What is the term used to describe the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences? A) Syntax. B) Reputation. C) Cumulation. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 35. An advertisement shows a famous athlete using a product to imply that it will improve your performance. Which rhetorical technique is being used? A) Appeal to Emotion. B) Glittering Generalization. C) Appeal to Logic. D) Appeal by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal by Association. 36. Which of these describes pathos? A) Using facts, statistics, or studies to create an argument. B) Using language or images that evoke emotion in the audience. C) Using imagery that appeals to one or more of the senses. D) Using common values, famous people, or trustworthy people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using language or images that evoke emotion in the audience. 37. Irony is when what is on the surface appears or expected differs radically from what is actually the case. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. What does the term "connotation" refer to in language? A) The literal or dictionary definition of a word. B) The emotional or cultural associations of a word. C) The arrangement of words and phrases. D) The repetition of a word or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional or cultural associations of a word. 39. A company uses the slogan "The best choice for a better future" without explaining why. Which rhetorical technique is this? A) Appeal to Logic. B) Appeal to Emotion. C) Glittering Generalization. D) Appeal by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glittering Generalization. 40. Which rhetorical techniques help establish ETHOS? A) Pronouns, Jargon, Anecdotes. B) Repetition, Rule of Three, Adjectives. C) Evidence, Assertion, Generalization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronouns, Jargon, Anecdotes. 41. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today." -Martin Luther King, Jr.The above excerpt is an example of: A) Parallelism. B) Logos. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 42. What does 'ethos' represent in persuasive communication? A) The logical structure of arguments. B) The speaker's credibility and trustworthiness. C) The emotional appeal to the audience. D) The use of statistical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker's credibility and trustworthiness. 43. How does the presentation define 'logos' as a persuasive technique? A) The use of celebrity endorsements. B) The attempt to make the audience feel specific emotions. C) The use of logical strategies to persuade through reasonable claims and proof. D) The establishment of the speaker's moral character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The use of logical strategies to persuade through reasonable claims and proof. 44. The school librarian notices that many students are requesting books about different countries in Africa. The librarian concludes that one of the social studies classes must be studying about Africa. A) Inductive. B) Deductive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inductive. 45. "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." Identify the figurative language and it's type. A) Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst-simile. B) Drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred-simile. C) Drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred-metaphor. D) Thirst for freedom-allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred-metaphor. 46. What distinguishes 'extrinsic ethos' from 'intrinsic ethos'? A) Extrinsic ethos relates to the speaker's character and experience, while intrinsic ethos relates to how they communicate. B) Extrinsic ethos uses emotions, while intrinsic ethos uses logic. C) There is no meaningful difference between the two. D) Extrinsic ethos is more important than intrinsic ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extrinsic ethos relates to the speaker's character and experience, while intrinsic ethos relates to how they communicate. 47. Which uses emotive language? A) Desperately, they cling on to the thin hope that someone will help them. B) You won't find a better deal. C) Act now, before it's too late. D) The time is now. The time is right. Don't miss this time to act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desperately, they cling on to the thin hope that someone will help them. 48. In Martin Luther King, Jr's speech "I have a Dream, " he states, "One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity." What type of rhetorical technique is this? A) Facts. B) Allusion. C) Diction. D) Extended metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended metaphor. 49. When an idea is presented as fact without full explanation or evidence; used to make claims sound factual. A) Exaggeration. B) Assertion. C) Repetition. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertion. 50. When an author uses facts and statistics in a text to support their argument, they are using an appeal to A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Ethics. D) Examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logic. 51. The repetition of initial letter sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable. A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Adjectives. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 52. ..... is using reputation or experts to persuade A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 53. What is the aim of inclusive language? A) To use slang in a sarcastic manner. B) To mock an argument. C) To directly address the reader as an individual or as a part of a shared group. D) To reinforce a writer's overall tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To directly address the reader as an individual or as a part of a shared group. 54. A magazine advertisement which reads:"Buy one pair of jeans, get the second pair 50% off!" A) Incentive. B) Emotional appeal. C) Bandwagon. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incentive. 55. When speaker is talking directly to an individual or group A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Direct address. D) Anadiplosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct address. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Techniques Quiz 1Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 2Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 3Clarity And Coherence QuizClarity In Writing QuizConcision In Writing QuizCreating Emphasis In Writing QuizDesign And Usage Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books