This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Techniques – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is repeating a specific word or phrase to add emphasis to its meaning A) Diction. B) Repetition. C) Extended metaphor. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Repeating something that has already been said or written is conveniently called A) Repetition. B) Narration. C) Refutation. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 5. 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. 6. "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) Rhetorical Question. B) Emotive langauge. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive langauge. 7. Which of the following is not a type of evidence used by writers? A) Anecdotal. B) Expert Opinion. C) Logical. D) Statistical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. What term refers to the emotional appeal in persuasive writing or speech? A) Cumulation. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 11. A "counter" counterargument. You ..... the opposing side's points. A) Refute. B) Regard. C) Refer to. D) Repeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refute. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. How an author presents themselves overall in the text is known as the author's A) Tone. B) Anecdote. C) Persona. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persona. 15. 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. 16. What does amplification involve in writing? A) Removing unnecessary details. B) Repeating a word or expression to add detail. C) Simplifying complex ideas. D) Reducing the importance of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeating a word or expression to add detail. 17. What is the primary purpose of using rhetorical questions in a speech or writing? A) To provide an answer to the audience. B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. C) To confuse the audience. D) To provide factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. 18. 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. 19. An advertisement shows a famous athlete using a product to imply that it will improve your performance. Which rhetorical technique is being used? A) Glittering Generalization. B) Appeal to Logic. C) Appeal by Association. D) Appeal to Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal by Association. 20. Which of these describes pathos? A) Using language or images that evoke emotion in the audience. B) Using imagery that appeals to one or more of the senses. C) Using facts, statistics, or studies to create an argument. D) Using common values, famous people, or trustworthy people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using language or images that evoke emotion in the audience. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. A company uses the slogan "The best choice for a better future" without explaining why. Which rhetorical technique is this? A) Glittering Generalization. B) Appeal by Association. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Appeal to Logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glittering Generalization. 24. 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. 25. "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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. What is concession? A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. B) Mentioning important events or people in an essay. C) Using statistics or data to support an argument. D) Persuading people to do something by letting them know others are all doing it as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. 30. "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. 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