This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Assigning human qualities to something that is not human: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 2. Which is an example of personification? A) I am so hungry I could eat a horse. B) The sun is like a light bulb. C) The Sun smiled at us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Sun smiled at us. 3. "Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 4. A presidential debate can most often use which appeal the most? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 5. A Rhetorical Device is: A) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. B) A question asked for dramatic effect. C) A technique used to talk directly to someone. D) A mistake in reasoning that makes an argument invalid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. 6. A comparison without using like or as. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Parallelism. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Which rhetorical device appeals to facts and statistics? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Mythos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:In truth, I can't argue with any of your assertions. A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Hyperbole. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Litotes. 9. The following are examples of what rhetorical device:Original copyDisgustingly deliciousSmall crowd A) Hyperbole. B) Oxymoron. C) Metaphor. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 10. What is antithesis? A) Two terms that are similar in a statement. B) Two terms that are opposite in a statement. C) Two terms that always establish the main idea. D) Two terms that are the counter argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two terms that are opposite in a statement. 11. A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" A) Anecdote. B) Simile. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. This is a type of repetition and parallelism when consecutive (multiple in a row) phrases or lines begin with the same words: A) Anaphora. B) Juxtaposition. C) Syntax. D) Rhyme Scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 13. Which rhetorical device is used: "If we don't adopt a puppy, he may never find a home!" A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 14. Juxtaposition A) Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling. B) The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect. C) The raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it. D) A mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling. 15. Repeating a phrase at the beginning of a sentences is called ..... A) Repetition. B) Anaphora. C) Personification. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 16. A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views A) Reiterate. B) Epistrophe. C) Extremist. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremist. 17. Which figurative language is the following an example of? Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 18. A METAPHOR is ..... A) A comparison without using like or as. B) The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. C) A comparison using "like" or "as". D) A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comparison without using like or as. 19. When making inferences and learning to analyze the arguments and claims of authors, it helps to personally understand and empathize, while not necessarily agreeing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Using the words "I", "me", "we", or "us" is using what point of view? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 21. What is the definition of VERBAL IRONY? A) A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. B) Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis. C) The direct opposite, a sharp contrast. D) Appeal to credibility/trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. 22. "Stated clearly and in detail" is the definition of ..... A) Explicit Language. B) Implicit Language. C) Figurative Language. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit Language. 23. What are some common techniques used by speakers to establish their tone? A) Avoiding eye contact and slouching. B) Speaking in a monotone voice. C) Using appropriate language and vocabulary, adjusting voice tone and volume, using body language and gestures, incorporating rhetorical devices. D) Using slang and informal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using appropriate language and vocabulary, adjusting voice tone and volume, using body language and gestures, incorporating rhetorical devices. 24. Anecdotes ..... A) Are brief stories from a person's life that illustrate a point and typically connected to an author's thesis. B) Phrases, sentences or paragraphs, balancing writing with similar structures to provide the same level of importance. C) Rely on quotes from experts or leading authorities in related fields that support the author's thesis. D) Are the author's choice of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are brief stories from a person's life that illustrate a point and typically connected to an author's thesis. 25. A short story about a real incident or person A) Facts and Statistics. B) Direct Address. C) Anecdote. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 26. Support consists of reasons and ..... used to ..... the claim. A) Evidence; tell. B) Evidence; prove. C) Opinions; prove. D) Proof; explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence; prove. 27. Pathos is an argument based on A) Facts. B) Emotions and feelings. C) Character. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotions and feelings. 28. Which literary device involves the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison? A) Metonymy. B) Irony. C) Trope. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trope. 29. Repeating an idea using DIFFERENT words A) Charged words. B) Epistrophe. C) Repetition. D) Restatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Restatement. 30. A source that has too many ..... should not be used. A) Logical fallacies. B) Rhetorical devices. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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