This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Love, REAL LOVE, takes time.Religion, TRUE RELIGION. A) ALLITERATION. B) AMPLIFICATION. C) ALLUSION. D) ANALOGY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AMPLIFICATION. 2. Our rage is a hammer, and if change does not come soon, our elected officials will become the nails that feel our force. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Anecdote. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. Which rhetorical device is used in this sentence? "I'm no Angelina Jolie but I think I'm still beautiful." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 4. Appeal to logic, including facts and statistics A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 5. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. A) Hyperbole. B) Anaphora. C) Apposition. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 6. Language that says the opposite of what is actually meant. A) IRONY. B) ANALOGY. C) SIMILE. D) METAPHOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IRONY. 7. Two phrases that contain similar grammatical construction are examples of A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 8. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" A) Repetition. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 9. Comparison between two things using LIKE OR AS. A) SIMILE. B) METAPHOR. C) ANALOGY. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SIMILE. 10. What is the primary purpose of using rhetorical questions in a speech? A) To provide answers to complex questions. B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. C) To confuse the audience. D) To present statistical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. 11. Sadness is the only emotion that can be used for pathos. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Positioning two concepts or ideas close together to emphasize similarities or differences. A) Juxtaposition. B) Anadiplosis. C) Allusion. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 13. The lumpy, bumpy road. A) Consonance. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consonance. 14. All's fair in love and warThe above is an example of a(n) ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Juxtaposition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 15. Which rhetorical device appeals to emotion? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Chronos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 16. The apples tasted so good, I ate a million of them for lunch. A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 17. A question asked in order to make the audience think A) Analogy. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Anecdote. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 18. ..... is a Greek word meaning REASON. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 19. The lightning danced through the sky and entertained us with a beautiful, but frightening, show. A) Simile. B) Epistrophe. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 20. "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 21. An argument where a speaker claims or attempts to persuade the reader with the use of deductive reasoning; uses facts and statistics; showing what can be expected because what has gone before. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Argumentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 22. Which of the following is an example of METONYMY? A) Using 'the White House' to refer to the Statue of Liberty. B) Using 'the White House' to refer to the President of the United States. C) Using 'the White House' to refer to the Eiffel Tower. D) Using 'the White House' to refer to the Great Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using 'the White House' to refer to the President of the United States. 23. Placing two elements close together or side by side to compare them for dramatic effect. A) Juxtaposition. B) Paradox. C) Alliteration. D) Synechdoce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 24. Which of the examples below is NOT a simile? A) "The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key." -Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. B) A house without books is like a room without windows. C) She is as cunning as a fox. D) The sea is a mirror reflecting the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sea is a mirror reflecting the sky. 25. Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'Ask not what your country can do for you'? A) Chiasmus. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chiasmus. 26. "Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better." Which device is demonstrated in this quote? A) Anaphora. B) Chiasmus. C) Antithesis. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 27. "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne ..... " A) Antithesis. B) Simile. C) Parallelism. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 28. The comparison of two things (double comparison), which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea. A) Analogy. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 29. How can zeugma be effectively used to create impactful writing? A) Utilize zeugma in scientific reports to enhance accuracy. B) Apply zeugma in mathematical equations for clarity. C) Choose words with multiple meanings or interpretations to create clever and memorable phrases. D) Use only one meaning for each word to avoid confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choose words with multiple meanings or interpretations to create clever and memorable phrases. 30. A student says, "Oh no! I failed my math test. I'm going to fail 6th grade. I'm doomed for life!" Which logical fallacy does the student use? A) Slippery slope. B) Bandwagon. C) Red herring. D) Hasty generalization. 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