This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." -John F. Kennedy A) Testimonial. B) Ethos. C) Parallelism. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 2. "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last" is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Anecdote. B) Repetition. C) Metaphor. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 3. This ENTIRE section is what type of rhetorical device?Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every mountain side. Let freedom ring ..... A) Parallelism. B) Metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 4. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:'To err is human; to forgive, divine.' A) Antithesis. B) Chiasmus. C) Parallelism. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 5. Identify the fallacy in this argument:'Everyone is buying the new smartphone, so it must be the best one available.' A) Ad Hominem. B) Bandwagon. C) Straw Man. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 6. Which rhetorical device is used here? "Did you know that in every minute, around 10 people die of heart disease?" A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 7. "It is a symbol of our national heritage, a remnant of frontier America that our first settlers once called wilderness. ''-Jimmy Carter A) Logos. B) Testimonial. C) Parallelism. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 8. Example A) A specific instance of a general issue or idea. B) The repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure. C) A brief story that illustrates a point. D) A pithy, clever saying that offers wisdom about life or communicates a belief or value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A specific instance of a general issue or idea. 9. Which rhetorical device is used: "My name is Lebron James, and my Nike Lebron IX shoes will help you play like me." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 10. What was Martin Luther King, Jr's occupation in life? A) He was a teacher. B) He was a preacher. C) He was a lawyer. D) He was a shop owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a preacher. 11. I am listening to the king. A) Euphemism. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 12. Which of the following is an example of juxtaposition? A) A loud woman dating a loud man. B) A quiet man dating a quieter woman. C) A quiet man dating a loud woman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A quiet man dating a loud woman. 13. Using words to suggest a social or emotional meaning rather than a literal one A) Connotation. B) Personification. C) Anecdote. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 14. What is the term for a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms? A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Oxymoron. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 15. What is the primary rhetorical appeal used in the following statement? 'As a doctor with over 20 years of experience, I can assure you that this treatment is safe and effective.' A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 16. The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences A) Extremist. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Reiterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 17. Using several word near each other that start with the same sound is which rhetorical device? A) A. Alliteration. B) B. Allusion. C) C. Anaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Alliteration. 18. This is a specific type of parallelism in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive sentences. A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Epistrophe. D) Epiphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epistrophe. 19. The technique or skill of persuading through your choice of words is which of the following rhetorical devices? A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Rhetorical. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical. 20. The use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing A) Denotative. B) Colloquilism. C) Atmosphere. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colloquilism. 21. According to a study done by the ABI, thousands of people get injured each year using fireworks. This is why they should be banned. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 22. Comparing 2 UNLIKE things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Loaded language. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. An argumentative essay should: A) Present facts without taking a position. B) Persuade the reader of the author's point of view. C) Narrate a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. D) Describe a person, place, or thing in detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade the reader of the author's point of view. 24. What rhetorical device is being used in this statement? 'I came, I saw, I conquered.' A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asyndeton. 25. ..... means:The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Parallelism. 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