This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "So, if you really care about mother earth, write a letter to you governor and tell him your concerns and solution!" is an example of ..... A) Anecdote. B) Call to action. C) Logos. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to action. 2. We are gathered here today to honor our beloved family dog who was put to sleep last week after being hit by a car. We need to take action against reckless drivers speeding through neighborhoods. A) Hyperbole. B) Euphemism. C) Sarcasm. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 3. Rhetorical appeal used to appeal to an audience's sense of credibility of the speaker A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 4. Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument. A) Straw man argument. B) Appeal to nature. C) Non sequitur. D) Guilt by association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw man argument. 5. Which of the following is an example of anastrophe? A) Busy as a bee. B) In God We Trust. C) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains. D) Chocolate chip cookies are her Achilles heel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In God We Trust. 6. What is an analogy? A) An attack on the person. B) A comparison between two things. C) An explanation of information. D) Text evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison between two things. 7. What role does a thesis statement play in an essay? A) It provides a summary of the conclusion. B) It lists all the sources used in the essay. C) It states the main argument or claim of the essay. D) It introduces the topic without taking a position. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It states the main argument or claim of the essay. 8. What rhetorical device is being used in the sentence: "He's as busy as a bee." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. Parallelism is A) Repetition of initial consonant sounds. B) Repetition of first word or set of words. C) Similarity in the structure of words, phrases, verb tenses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Similarity in the structure of words, phrases, verb tenses. 10. Choose the Rhetorical Device which is utilized here:The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to get a flu vaccination. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 11. A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea A) Irony. B) Pathos. C) Oxymoron. D) Personification. E) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Symbol. 12. What is an oxymoron characterized by? A) Combining unrelated ideas. B) Combining contradictory terms. C) Expressing a single concept. D) Creating a straightforward statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combining contradictory terms. 13. A juxtaposition ..... A) Contrasts things because they are opposites. B) Is extreme exaggeration. C) Is a question that doesn't need an answer. D) Is a made up word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrasts things because they are opposites. 14. Which of the following is an example of ZEUGMA? A) He lost his coat and his shoes. B) They danced and the night away. C) She broke his heart and the vase. D) He lost his coat and his temper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He lost his coat and his temper. 15. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? A) Hi. B) Star. C) Thud. D) Yell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thud. 16. Art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth? A) Allusion. B) Rhetorical question. C) Antithesis. D) Anthimeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 17. Comparing 2 UNLIKE things USING "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Loaded Language. D) Paralleism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. When analyzing rhetorical appeals in a text, which of the following should you do first? A) Look for emotional language. B) Identify the main argument. C) Observe how the author establishes credibility. D) Evaluate the effectiveness of each appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify the main argument. 19. The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?All birds have two legs and wings. A dove is a bird. A dove has two legs and wings. A) Juxtaposition. B) Synecdoche. C) Metaphor. D) Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syllogism. 20. What is the definition of pathos? A) Appeal to the credibility/trustworthiness of the speaker. B) Something an author uses to make the subject interesting to the reader and to grab the reader's attention. C) Appeal to logic. D) Appeal to the emotions of the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to the emotions of the audience. 21. In the sentence "Her smile was as bright as the sun breaking through the clouds after a storm." what rhetorical device is being used? A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 22. "How could I be so stupid?" A) Rhetorical Question. B) Analogy. C) Anecdote. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 23. Using the words, dark and desolate valley, high plane of dignity and discipline ..... are examples of what literary aspect? A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetorical question. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 24. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 25. A comparison of two or more unlike things using a comparative word such as "like" or "as." A) REPETITION. B) METAPHOR. C) DICTION. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SIMILE. ← 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