This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one? A) Allegory. B) Parable. C) Fable. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allegory. 2. To assume something or make a judgement without any facts A) Judge. B) Critique. C) Bias. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 3. This is a repetition of the same word at the end of every line. A) Anaphora. B) Epiphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphora. 4. Ethos A) A short story that is used to make a point. B) To convince an audience of the author's credibility or character. C) The emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions. D) The appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To convince an audience of the author's credibility or character. 5. You use support from someone who is a trustworthy expert. A) Appeal to Authority (Ethos). B) Repetition. C) Appeal to Emotion (Pathos). D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Authority (Ethos). 6. A short accounting of a funny, amusing, interesting event or incident. This story is usually from the speaker'slife (not always) but at best is a related story of fact. A) Anecdote. B) Allusion. C) Antithesis. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 7. A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which rhetorical device is used to appeal to the audience's emotions? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 9. Which is an example of juxtaposition A) Knees weak arms are heavy. B) Born to die. C) As light as a feather. D) Chaos behavior is easier to obtain than calm behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Born to die. 10. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." This is an example of ..... A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Scare Tactics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 11. Assigning human qualities to something that is not human: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 12. Which is an example of personification? A) I am so hungry I could eat a horse. B) The sun is like a light bulb. C) The Sun smiled at us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Sun smiled at us. 13. "Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 14. A presidential debate can most often use which appeal the most? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 15. A Rhetorical Device is: A) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. B) A question asked for dramatic effect. C) A technique used to talk directly to someone. D) A mistake in reasoning that makes an argument invalid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. 16. A comparison without using like or as. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Parallelism. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. Which rhetorical device appeals to facts and statistics? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Mythos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 18. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:In truth, I can't argue with any of your assertions. A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Hyperbole. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Litotes. 19. The following are examples of what rhetorical device:Original copyDisgustingly deliciousSmall crowd A) Hyperbole. B) Oxymoron. C) Metaphor. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 20. What is antithesis? A) Two terms that are similar in a statement. B) Two terms that are opposite in a statement. C) Two terms that always establish the main idea. D) Two terms that are the counter argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two terms that are opposite in a statement. 21. A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" A) Anecdote. B) Simile. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 22. This is a type of repetition and parallelism when consecutive (multiple in a row) phrases or lines begin with the same words: A) Anaphora. B) Juxtaposition. C) Syntax. D) Rhyme Scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 23. Which rhetorical device is used: "If we don't adopt a puppy, he may never find a home!" A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 24. Juxtaposition A) Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling. B) The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect. C) The raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it. D) A mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling. 25. Repeating a phrase at the beginning of a sentences is called ..... A) Repetition. B) Anaphora. C) Personification. D) Antithesis. 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