This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 54 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a speaker/writer encourages their audience to take specific action related to their topic. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Call to action. C) Anecdote. D) Appeal to Logic (Logos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to action. 2. What is a common characteristic of a logical fallacy? A) It strengthens an argument by using evidence. B) It uses emotional appeal to persuade. C) It contains errors in reasoning that weaken an argument. D) It relies on the credibility of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contains errors in reasoning that weaken an argument. 3. You're being let go. Her father passed away. The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty. These are examples of which rhetorical device? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Verbal Irony. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euphemism. 4. The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden. A) Alliteration. B) Irony. C) Allusion. D) Paralipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 5. What effect does antithesis have? A) Its used only to weaken a counter argument. B) It is used to make a similar comparison. C) It is good when you are trying to make a statement bold. D) It's good only when trying to prove something's insignificance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is good when you are trying to make a statement bold. 6. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as. A) Analogy. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 7. What is the term for a figure of speech that involves a direct comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. A SIMILE is ..... A) A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. B) Appeal to emotion. C) A comparison using "like" or "as". D) A comparison without using like or as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comparison using "like" or "as". 9. A reference to a well-known person, place, event or work (book, song or movie) that appears in another work A) Allegory. B) Allusion. C) Analogy. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 10. An obvious, intended exaggeration A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 11. To make his point about how he felt about winning the scholarship in his speech he yelled out, "I'm the king of the world!" (from Titanic). A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Exaggeration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 12. The thief's heart was as cold as stone. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 13. The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of two or more words in proximity to one another. A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Alliteration. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 14. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 15. Antony:Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several (individual) man, seventy-five drachmas (silver coins). A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 16. Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people" A) Epistrophe. B) Chiasmus. C) Anadiplosis. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistrophe. 17. Which figurative language is the following an example of? "America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds" ' (King). A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. The intersection of words, phrases, or a sentence that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence A) Parenthesis. B) Zeugma. C) Chaismus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parenthesis. 19. Narrative perspective-1st, 2nd, and 3rd person A) Parallelism. B) Point of View. C) Apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of View. 20. What is Logos (Appeal to Logic)? A) Using emotions to persuade the audience. B) Using a famous person to endorse a product. C) Using an entertaining story to illustrate a point. D) Using facts and evidence to support an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using facts and evidence to support an argument. 21. Vivid description appealing to the 5 senses A) Imagery. B) Analogy. C) Juxtaposition. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 22. "There's no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 23. A mild or less negative word or phrase substituted for a harsh or blunt one. A) Anaphora. B) Euphemism. C) Epistrophe. D) Extremist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 24. What is the rhetorical device in this example?A boyfriend begs his girlfriend to stay with him, claiming "If you really love me, you'll give me time to change my ways." A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 25. Which rhetorical device involves making a comparison to highlight similarities between two different things? A) Rhetoric. B) Simile. C) Sarcasm. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 26. Which rhetorical device involves the use of a part to represent the whole or vice versa? A) Synecdoche. B) Metonymy. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 27. Analogy A) A point-by-point comparison of two things that are alike in some respect. B) Talking directly to the reader, often using the pronoun you. C) The placement of two or more things side by side to show their similarities and/or differences. D) A question that has such an obvious answer that it requires no reply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A point-by-point comparison of two things that are alike in some respect. 28. A heavily symbolic work of literature with hidden meaning is called an: A) Allegory. B) Ambiguity. C) Analogy. D) Antecedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allegory. 29. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" (from the musical My Fair Lady). A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. 30. What is the primary purpose of using ethos in a speech? A) To evoke emotions. B) To establish credibility. C) To present logical arguments. D) To entertain the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish credibility. ← 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