This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical device is used to create a contrast between two opposing ideas in a parallel structure? A) Antithesis. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 2. What is hyperbole? A) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. B) A brief reference to a person, place, or event. C) Comparison between two things that are alike. D) Substitution of an agreeable expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. 3. '' 'You seem sad, ' he said." Is this alliteration? A) Yes-it's a repetition of consonant sounds. B) No. C) Probably not-Even though there's some repetition of consonant sounds, it doesn't have a very strong effect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Probably not-Even though there's some repetition of consonant sounds, it doesn't have a very strong effect. 4. Restating an idea using the SAME WORDS (Kindness is the answer. Kindness can go a long way. Kindness unites us as a nation and makes us one again) A) Repetition. B) AllusionParallelism. C) ParallelismAntithesis. D) RestatementMetaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 5. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..... "-Charles DickensWhat rhetorical device is exemplified in this quote? A) Irony. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 6. I have a wonder, wonderful time. A) REPETITION. B) SYMBOL. C) ALLUSION. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REPETITION. 7. "I promised I would not say that she [Carly Fiorina] ran Hewlett-Packard into the ground, that she laid off tens of thousands of people and she got viciously fired. I said I will not say it, so I will not say it" ..... Presidential Nominee Donald TrumpThis quote is an example of A) Logos, pathos, and ethos. B) Ethos and logos. C) Pathos and logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos, pathos, and ethos. 8. The art of effective and persuasive speaking and writing is the definition of: A) Diction. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhetoric. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 9. What is the term for a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance, without describing it in detail? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 10. You use logic, facts, and statistics to support your claim. A) Counterclaim/Counterargument. B) Appeal to Logic (Logos). C) Repetition. D) Appeal to Authority (Ethos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Logic (Logos). 11. The writer uses one word to govern or modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one A) Zeugma. B) Syllepsis. C) Asyndeton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeugma. 12. SPOT THE DEVICE:""That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." A) Antithesis. B) Metonymy. C) Anecdote. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 13. Discussing why/what something happened as a result of something A) Problem/solution. B) Contrast/juxtaposition. C) Narration. D) Cause and/or effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause and/or effect. 14. Use L'oreal Paris eye shadow and make your lids as colorful as the rainbow sent after the flood. Be as beautiful as God's promise to Noah. A) Allusion. B) Simile and allusion. C) Parallel structure. D) Ethois. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile and allusion. 15. Rhetorical Question A) What is 2 + 2?. B) Do you want to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks?. C) The strategy of asking a question and immediately answering it. D) After all, what is life anyway? We are born, live a little and then die. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you want to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks?. 16. "So, if you really care about mother earth, write a letter to you governor and tell him your concerns and solution!" is an example of ..... A) Anecdote. B) Call to action. C) Logos. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to action. 17. We are gathered here today to honor our beloved family dog who was put to sleep last week after being hit by a car. We need to take action against reckless drivers speeding through neighborhoods. A) Hyperbole. B) Euphemism. C) Sarcasm. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 18. Rhetorical appeal used to appeal to an audience's sense of credibility of the speaker A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument. A) Straw man argument. B) Appeal to nature. C) Non sequitur. D) Guilt by association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw man argument. 20. Which of the following is an example of anastrophe? A) Busy as a bee. B) In God We Trust. C) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains. D) Chocolate chip cookies are her Achilles heel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In God We Trust. 21. What is an analogy? A) An attack on the person. B) A comparison between two things. C) An explanation of information. D) Text evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison between two things. 22. What role does a thesis statement play in an essay? A) It provides a summary of the conclusion. B) It lists all the sources used in the essay. C) It states the main argument or claim of the essay. D) It introduces the topic without taking a position. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It states the main argument or claim of the essay. 23. What rhetorical device is being used in the sentence: "He's as busy as a bee." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 24. Parallelism is A) Repetition of initial consonant sounds. B) Repetition of first word or set of words. C) Similarity in the structure of words, phrases, verb tenses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Similarity in the structure of words, phrases, verb tenses. 25. Choose the Rhetorical Device which is utilized here:The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to get a flu vaccination. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 26. A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea A) Irony. B) Pathos. C) Oxymoron. D) Personification. E) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Symbol. 27. What is an oxymoron characterized by? A) Combining unrelated ideas. B) Combining contradictory terms. C) Expressing a single concept. D) Creating a straightforward statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combining contradictory terms. 28. A juxtaposition ..... A) Contrasts things because they are opposites. B) Is extreme exaggeration. C) Is a question that doesn't need an answer. D) Is a made up word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrasts things because they are opposites. 29. Which of the following is an example of ZEUGMA? A) He lost his coat and his shoes. B) They danced and the night away. C) She broke his heart and the vase. D) He lost his coat and his temper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He lost his coat and his temper. 30. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? A) Hi. B) Star. C) Thud. D) Yell. 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