This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical device is used in the following tweet:'Who doesn't like to scroll through Instagram?' A) Analogy. B) Direct address. C) Juxtaposition. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 2. What is an example of METONYMY A) People part like the Red Sea when he walks in. B) The pen is mightier than the sword. C) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pen is mightier than the sword. 3. This family lost everything in the fire. They lost their irreplaceable family photos, not to mention their furniture and clothing. Please donate to help them start over. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 4. Identify the rhetorical device:No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. You use of strong emotion to convince people to agree with your claim. A) Anecdote. B) Repetition. C) Appeal to Emotion (Pathos). D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Emotion (Pathos). 6. Which appeal is used to build trust and credibility with the audience? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 7. Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'He was a towering figure in the industry'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. A ..... is any stylistic device or resource of language that an author or speaker uses to help persuade or make a desired impact on his/her audience. A) Simile. B) Rhetorical Device. C) Rhetorical Appeal. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Device. 9. Which one is correct for the commercial? A) Sweeping generalization. B) Direct address. C) Rhetorical question. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 10. What rhetorical device is employed when contrasting ideas are presented in a parallel manner? A) Chiasmus. B) Metonymy. C) Antithesis. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 11. Analyze the following sentence and identify the literary device: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." A) Antithesis. B) Metaphor. C) Juxtaposition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 12. Name the rhetorical device. A) Allusion. B) Euphemism. C) Epistrophe. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 13. The following excerpt contains an example of which rhetorical device?"You gotta answer that call. Because it's not gonna ring forever." A) Repetition. B) Restatement. C) Synecdoche. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synecdoche. 14. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 15. Talking to someone who is not there, dead, not human is which rhetorical device? A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetoric. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 16. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "I lie down by the side of my bride." A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. 17. In an argument, a speaker states a ..... and supports it with ..... and ..... A) Claim, reasons, evidence. B) Reason, claims, evidence. C) Claim, facts, opinions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim, reasons, evidence. 18. I died laughing A) Hyperbole. B) Litote. C) Synecdoche. D) Periphrasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 19. Their love was Romeo & Juliet's love; passionate and unstoppable. Is this a metaphor or an allusion? A) Metaphor-It compares one thing (their love) to another (Romeo & Juliet's love.). B) Allusion-It's a reference to something specific. C) Both. It is a metaphor (a comparison) and an allusion (a specific reference.). D) Neither-there's no comparison and no specific reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. It is a metaphor (a comparison) and an allusion (a specific reference.). 20. Spread the happy A) Periphrasis. B) Parenthesis. C) Anthimeria. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthimeria. 21. The repetition of consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of two words in close proximity. A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Alliteration. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 22. Creating a harsh effect by combining words that emphasize guttural, coarse sounds A) Cacophony. B) Euphony. C) Consonance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cacophony. 23. One way to incorporate pathos or emotional persuasion in a speech is to A) Tell them how your background and skills relate to the topic you're discussing. B) Use loaded words and descriptive imagery in your argument. C) Interview people to use as proof. D) Include research and credible websites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use loaded words and descriptive imagery in your argument. 24. Which rhetorical device contrasts two opposing ideas in a parallel structure? A) Antithesis. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 25. What is it called when a question is asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. A) Personification. B) Simile. 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