This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I came, I saw, I conquered. A) Anaphora. B) Polysyndeton. C) Asyndeton. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asyndeton. 2. Reading books each day is beneficial and all students should read for at least twenty minutes each day. Studies have shown that students who read consistently score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 3. How an author proves that they are credible or trustworthy. What makes the author qualified to write about this topic? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 4. What is the term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 5. Which rhetorical appeal is being used in the statement 'I am Dr. Mary Web. When I get migraines the only medicine I recommend is Excedrin.' A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 6. Rhetoric A) The art of using language persuasively. B) Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate effectively. C) Explaining something using all five senses. D) Comparing something not alive to being human. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The art of using language persuasively. 7. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ..... "~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities A) Antithesis. B) Polysyndeton. C) Anecdote. D) Aposiopesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 8. What rhetorical device is being used in the following quote:"So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania ..... " A) Antimetabole. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 9. You need to identify the "idea noun" the writer is hinting at early on in your reading of the text for essay #2. Why is it important to identify this "idea noun" early on? A) So you can then begin searching for and labeling rhetorical choices that tie back or help to prove this idea noun. B) So you can create the message. C) So you can start writing the essay since you are timed at only 40 minutes. D) So you can go ahead and create your thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So you can then begin searching for and labeling rhetorical choices that tie back or help to prove this idea noun. 10. Asking/encouraging the audience to do something as a result of your argument. A) Counterclaim. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to emotions. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call to action. 11. What is the rhetorical device used when a speaker repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Alliteration. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 12. Why is the location of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech significant? A) The Washington Mall has plenty of room for everyone there. B) The steps provided a natural platform, so he could be seen by the crowd. C) Lincoln is referenced in the speech, and he is a hero to the African-Americans in the crowd. D) It was convenient, but not necessarily significant in any way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lincoln is referenced in the speech, and he is a hero to the African-Americans in the crowd. 13. In Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, the phrase 'I have a dream' is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 14. Assonance is ..... A) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words. B) The repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words. C) The repetition of consonant sounds in a line or sentence. D) To determine the value, quality, or worth of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words. 15. What does a logical fallacy do to an argument? A) It makes the argument stronger. B) It provides strong evidence for the argument. C) It weakens the argument. D) It clarifies the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It weakens the argument. 16. What is this an example of? A) Stereotypes. B) Loaded Language. C) Sweeping Generalizations. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotypes. 17. What is the primary purpose of using pathos in a speech or writing? A) To establish credibility. B) To evoke emotions. C) To present logical arguments. D) To provide statistical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evoke emotions. 18. The mountains look on Marathon-And Marathon looks on the sea A) Anadiplosis. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anadiplosis. 19. When Eisenhower said, "The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you." He was giving human qualities to the concept of liberty. This is known as: A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Humanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 20. What is this an example of? \ "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's." A) Repitition. B) Ethos. C) Allusion. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 21. Noah, Benjamin, and Samuel are participating in a language game. They came across a term 'anaphora'. Can you help them understand what anaphora is? A) The repetition of a word or words at the start of phrases, clauses, or sentences. B) The use of harsh sounds in language. C) The humorous use of words with multiple meanings. D) The interruption used for clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of a word or words at the start of phrases, clauses, or sentences. 22. The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?Anger is a monster waiting to devour happiness. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. What is a rhetorical device? A) Is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them. B) The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. C) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning adjacent or closely related connected words. D) The use of a word referring to or replacing a used earlier in a sentence to avoid repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them. 24. "My name is John, and I have used this product my whole life. It has worked wonders for me, so you should give it a try." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 25. The following statement is an example of:"Emily didn't like pizza, but when she saw Selena Gomez say that she loved all kinds of pizza, she began eating pizza every Friday." A) Post Hoc. B) Bandwagon. C) Red Herring. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 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