This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Repetition of sentence structure (example:In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole ..... ) A) Simile. B) Allusion. C) Parallelism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 2. What is foreshadowing? A) A hint about what will occur later in a story. B) A comparison of two unlike things. C) A common expression that doesn't make sense literally. D) A long, emotionally violent attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hint about what will occur later in a story. 3. Which of the following is an example of Juxtaposition (comparing and contrasting two contrasting things)? A) "The cat is sitting comfortably on the mat.". B) "He is tall and strong because everyone in his family is big.". C) "Her laughter filled the room, while outside, the storm raged on.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Her laughter filled the room, while outside, the storm raged on.". 4. ..... is a short story of an incident or event. A) Anecdote. B) Analogy. C) Rhetorical question. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 5. The form of speech in which a word is repeated in different cases, numbers, genders, and the like A) Polyptoton. B) Polysyndeton. C) Anaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyptoton. 6. "Like mother, like daughter." This is an example of ..... ? A) Repetition. B) Parralelism. C) Repitition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 7. A story in which characters, things, and events represent qualities, concepts, or abstractions. Think Prince Prospero representing "prosperity." A) Aphorism. B) Adage. C) Allegory. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 8. "Zombies eat brains. You're safe." This is an example of: A) Irony. B) Symbolism. C) Sarcasm. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarcasm. 9. What is the definition of diction? A) The author's feelings or attitude about something, someone, or the reader. B) Sentence structure:including length, phrases, clauses, punctuation. C) The author's choice of words to create tone, mood, imagery, etc. D) Figurative language that allows readers to create mental images. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's choice of words to create tone, mood, imagery, etc. 10. Assigning human qualities to something that is nothuman: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 11. What is the effect of using repetition in a speech? A) To compare two unlike things. B) To build to a climax or add emphasis. C) To simplify complex ideas. D) To assign human qualities to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build to a climax or add emphasis. 12. Rhetorical Questions ..... A) Are phrases, sentences or paragraphs, balancing writing with similar structures to provide the same level of importance. B) Are questions asked to prove a point because the answer has been made clear through the author's argument. C) Are brief stories from a person's life that illustrate a point and typically connected to an author's thesis. D) Establishes the credibility of the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are questions asked to prove a point because the answer has been made clear through the author's argument. 13. Which of the following is the definition of an anecdote A) A very short story used to give an example. B) A comparison between the relationship of two things. C) A reference to an old piece of literature or historical event. D) Placing opposites together in the same sentence or idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very short story used to give an example. 14. Which of the following best describes the tone of a piece of writing? A) The overall feeling or atmosphere that the text evokes in the reader. B) The writer's attitude towards the subject or audience. C) The structured sequence of events in the text. D) The explicit meaning of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The writer's attitude towards the subject or audience. 15. A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Rhetorical question. B) Allusion. C) Repetition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 16. "Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1, 700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 17. What is the term for the group of people who will read, hear, see, or feel a piece of writing or performance? A) Audience. B) Author's Purpose. C) Rhetoric. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audience. 18. Which of the following words is the closest synonym for "wry" ? A) Opinionated. B) Bitter. C) Sarcastic. D) Humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarcastic. 19. What are some strategies/devices that you could write about regardless of the text you encounter on exam day? A) Use of famous examples, imagery, use of unusual syntax. B) Allusion, juxtaposition, plain folks appeal. C) Figurative language, symbolism, comparisons. D) Contrast, emphasis, diction, appeals, organizational format. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrast, emphasis, diction, appeals, organizational format. 20. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas A) Antithesis. B) Climax. C) Apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 21. She is quick like a cat. I never know when she arrives A) Analogy. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Antithesis. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 22. "passive aggressive, " "same difference, " "clearly confused, " "alone together" A) Oxymoron. B) Juxtaposition. C) Understatement. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 23. Logos A) Using statistics and sources. B) Appealing to emotions and personal stories. C) Citing expertise and credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using statistics and sources. 24. What is Direct Address in writing? A) Speaking directly to the reader or audience. B) Comparing two different things. C) Asking a question without expecting an answer. D) Using logic to persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking directly to the reader or audience. 25. What is the purpose of using euphemism in a text? A) To use a mild or pleasant word instead of an unpleasant or offensive one. B) To emphasize something. C) To simplify complex ideas. 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