This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is pathos? A) An appeal to emotion; a means of convincing the audience by creating an emotional response. B) An appeal to logic; a means of convincing the audience by using reason. C) An appeal to ethics; a means of convincing the audience of the credibility of the speaker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An appeal to emotion; a means of convincing the audience by creating an emotional response. 2. '' ..... and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. What is the purpose of using understatement in a text? A) To add balance and rhythm. B) To emphasize something. C) To simplify complex ideas. D) To minimize the significance of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To minimize the significance of something. 4. You are strong. You are kind. You are important. A) Asyndeton. B) Juxtaposition. C) Litotes. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 5. Logos is a rhetorical device that ..... A) Is a false claim because the consequence escalates to an extreme. B) Switches the subject in order to draw attention away from the true issue in an argument. C) Is ineffective because it is supported by social pressure. D) Uses clear and concise language to help readers see logically why they should agree with your point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uses clear and concise language to help readers see logically why they should agree with your point. 6. Brings attention to an idea A) Hyperbole. B) Repetition. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 7. Which of the following is NOT typically associated with pathos? A) Emotional examples. B) Imagery. C) Citations from specialists. D) Narratives of emotional events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citations from specialists. 8. It's not a Mickey Mouse Club in here! A) Analogy. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Antithesis. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 9. A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based is which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Simile. B) Invective. C) Alliteration. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 10. What is a paradox? A) A seemingly contradictory situation that is actually true. B) The repetition of the same consonant sound. C) A humorous imitation of a serious work. D) The use of a word with multiple meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A seemingly contradictory situation that is actually true. 11. Which rhetorical device involves the opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel structure? A) Antithesis. B) Metaphor. C) Juxtaposition. D) AnaphoraTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 12. The following statement is an example of:"If I eat this doughnut today, I'll probably eat another donut tomorrow." A) Hasty Generalization. B) False Dilemma. C) Ad Hominem. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slippery Slope. 13. If it rains anymore, we will have to build an arc. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 14. She decided to speak to him about the issue directly instead of playing games, but little did she know she was about to open Pandora's Box. A) Antithisis. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 15. Repetition at the end of a line. A) Anaphora. B) Repetition. C) Euphemism. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epistrophe. 16. Word order in reverse or rearranged (Yoda Speak) A) Anastrophe. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anastrophe. 17. Which of the following options below has the follwing definition:a question asked to make a point, not because you really want an answer A) Meteonomy. B) Apostrophe. C) Rhetorical question. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 18. Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as A) Anecdote. B) Sensory Images. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 19. Explain how logos can strengthen an argument in a debate. A) By relying solely on the speaker's charisma and delivery. B) By using emotional appeals and personal anecdotes. C) By introducing irrelevant information and red herrings. D) By providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support the claims being made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support the claims being made. 20. A writer's "rhetorical choices" can include ..... OR ..... A) Speech or letter. B) Inform or persuade. C) Strategies or devices. D) Persuasive appeals or rhetorical situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strategies or devices. 21. The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Metaphor. B) Satire. C) Anaphora. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 22. "We've already created 800, 000 good-paying manufacturing jobs, the fastest growth in 40 years." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 23. "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children." What rhetorical device is being used in bold? A) Call to action. B) Repetition. C) Logos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 24. Restatement A) Multiple uses of the same word or phrase to emphasize key concepts. B) Words or phrases that have strong positive or negative connotations. C) The expression of similar ideas in different words. D) A direct comparison, using the words "like" or "as, " that shows similarities between two seemingly unlike objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The expression of similar ideas in different words. 25. UNDERSTATEMENT A) An exaggeration. B) Making an idea seem less important than it really is. C) Repeating initial consonant sounds. D) Using a word with an opposite meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making an idea seem less important than it really is. 26. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction A) Irony. B) Oxymoron. C) Pathos. D) Personification. E) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 27. "Great Depression" and "clearly confused" are examples of what type of rhetorical device? A) Oxymoron. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Euphemism. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 28. Hollywood has been releasing a surprising number of films this year. A) Synechdoche. B) Metonymy. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 29. About 70% of middle school students said that they cannot wait to return to on-campus schooling" is an example of ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 30. "Mom, you know that I am a self-starter, a dedicated learner, and an A student. You can trust that I will not misuse my phone in class." This is an example of ..... A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books