This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical device is an indirect reference to something? A) Alter-ego. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 2. The sentence structure in the sentence, "Of the people, by the people, for the people, " is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Parallelism. B) Anaphorism. C) Repetition. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 3. "Hope is a thing with feathers ..... "~ Emily Dickinson A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. C) Euphemism. D) Extended metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended metaphor. 4. Which appeal is presented in the scenario below? "Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1, 700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 5. Anthony:He hath brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms did the general coffers fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 6. Which choice is an example of a rhetorical question? A) Who would not want to help a child in need?. B) Who would like to volunteer to help children in need?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who would not want to help a child in need?. 7. A rhetorical question is meant to get a direct answer from the audience. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. "Similes, metaphors, and imagery" are types of ..... A) Explicit Language. B) Implicit Language. C) Figurative Language. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 9. Mrs. Dennis is as sweet as pie. A) REPETITION. B) ALLUSION. C) METAPHOR. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SIMILE. 10. "Try to light the fire" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 11. A logical fallacy that tries to prove an argument ..... with its own argument. A) Circular reasoning. B) Bandwagon appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular reasoning. 12. I feel glorious, gloriousGot a chance to start againI was born for this, born for thisIt's who I am, how could I forget?-Macklemore, "Glorious" A) Repetition/refrain. B) Metaphor. C) Rhyme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition/refrain. 13. Which rhetorical device is used in the example:'Crispy chips, crunchy crackers, delightful dips.'? A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 14. When two (sometimes completely opposite) words are placed near one another, creating a comparison/contrast effect, this is called: A) Theme. B) Conflict. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 15. Which of the following would be a technique that BEST implements logos or logical persuasion? A) Using pictures of a hurt child. B) Having someone credible who agrees with you. C) Making people laugh. D) Including research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Including research. 16. You should learn to play the flute because hundreds of peer-reviewed studies show that learning to play a musical instrument has benefits for memory retention later in live. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 17. An example of ANAPHORA is A) The pen is mightier than the sword. B) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. C) It takes a family, it takes teachers, it takes clergy . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It takes a family, it takes teachers, it takes clergy . 18. "At the store, I bought potatoes, eggs, and spinach."Does this example show "The Rule of 3?" A) Yes. It's three ideas listed in a row for a particular effect. B) No. Even though it is a list of three things, this example does not demonstrate the rule of 3. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. Even though it is a list of three things, this example does not demonstrate the rule of 3. 19. The following the an example of which type of rhetorical device?How does that make you feel? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Personification. C) Hypophora. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradox. 20. Identify the persuasive technique in the quote 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' by Patrick Henry. A) Statistical evidence. B) Rhetorical question. C) Logical fallacy. D) Emotional appeal (pathos). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional appeal (pathos). 21. Rhetorical Devices A) The art of using language persuasively. B) Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate effectively. C) The senses used in sensory language. D) Comparisons of something not alive to being human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate effectively. 22. A short, entertaining account of something happening. Usually personal or biographical. A) Call to action. B) Logos. C) Rhetorical question. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 23. These connect ideas and signal how those ideas are related ..... A) Rhetorical Devices. B) Arguments with Evidence. C) Transitional Words and Phrases. D) Transitional Paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transitional Words and Phrases. 24. Pathos is an appeal to A) Credibility and character. B) Logic or reason. C) Emotions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotions. 25. "Here, No. 924, take your fare, and take yourself off-respectable gentleman-know him well-none of your nonsense-this way, sir-where's your friends?-all a mistake, I see-never mind-accidents will happen-"~ Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers A) Aposiopesis. B) Parataxis. C) Chiasmus. D) Anthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parataxis. 26. "As a dental hygienist, I've seen what infection can do. That's why I strongly recommend flossing daily." This is an example of whch appeal? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 27. Choose the correct answer for the commercial. A) Direct address. B) Rhetorical question. C) Logical fallacy. D) Sweeping generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct address. 28. Reference to a person, idea, or activity by substituting something located in close physical proximity to it, as when the king is referred to with the words the crown. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Metonymy. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metonymy. 29. What literary device is used to create an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally? A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 30. An argument where a speaker claims to be an expert, or relies on information provided by experts; also involves the speaker's values/morals. A) Expert opinion. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. 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