This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'Love is a rose'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 2. Which rhetorical appeal focuses on using logic, reasoning, and evidence? A) Logos. B) Mythos. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 3. What Rhetorical Appeal is used here? "If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and awards for my work speak for themselves." A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 4. Evaluate the use of logos in: "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -Mahatma Gandhi A) Gandhi uses logical reasoning to explain the cycle of violence. B) Gandhi appeals to emotions by portraying violence as inherently harmful. C) Gandhi asserts his moral authority to argue against revenge. D) The quote lacks any clear persuasive technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gandhi uses logical reasoning to explain the cycle of violence. 5. "The student was a sea of troubles." A) Understatement. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. T A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Allusion. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 7. The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence-Ex. "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe ..... '' A) Repetition. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 8. "When you are right, you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative" A) Repetition. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 9. METONYMY is ..... A) A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it. B) A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. C) A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. D) Appeal to logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it. 10. In Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal, " the use of specific statistics about poor children is an example of: A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 11. A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer is called: A) Juxtaposition. B) Syntax. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 12. What is the term for a rhetorical device that uses a part of something to represent the whole? A) Synecdoche. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 13. Identify the appeal in the following:Tiger Woods endorses Nike. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 14. Which of the following is an example of antithesis? A) Set fire to the brush. B) She always saw the sun, she always had fun. C) Zero to hero. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zero to hero. 15. Which rhetorical device is used to express irony through language? A) Simile. B) Sarcasm. C) Rhetoric. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm. 16. Richard Dawkins, internationally known biologist and author, said, "Biology is the study of the complex things in the Universe. Physics is the study of the simple ones." A) Testimonial. B) Anecdote. C) Diction. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 17. "You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard."Does this example show "The Rule of 3?" A) Yes. It's three ideas listed in a row for a particular effect. B) No. Even though it is three things, this example does not demonstrate the rule of 3. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. It's three ideas listed in a row for a particular effect. 18. Appeals to reader's ethically by using expert opinions or credible sources. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. You should get this product now before it sells out. You might miss your opportunity. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pahtos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pahtos. 20. It is an argument that distracts you from the real issue. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Red Herring. C) Ad Hominem. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red Herring. 21. Repeating an idea using the same words A) Epistrophe. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 22. A claim is a speaker's ..... on a problem or ..... A) Position, opinion. B) Opinion, issue. C) Expertise, issue. D) Position, issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Position, issue. 23. I have served this community for 10 years now. Vote for me!I send my own children to the same schools as yours. Vote for me!I will work to improve our roads, fund new businesses, and improve our town. Vote for me! A) Repetition. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 24. "Isn't it amazing how quickly time flies?" A) Analogy. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Antithesis. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 25. She sells sea shells by the sea shore, is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. ← 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