This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "To think on death it is a misery, / T o think on life it is a vanity;/ to think on the world verily it is, / to think that here man hath no perfect bliss.' Peachum A) A. Exemplum. B) B. Hyperbole. C) C. Anaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Anaphora. 2. The bright red light beamed into the stark room. A) REPETITION. B) ALLUSION. C) METAPHOR. D) IMAGERY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) IMAGERY. 3. How can pathos be effectively used in advertising? A) By using only logical arguments and facts. B) By ignoring the audience's emotions completely. C) By appealing to the emotions of the audience, creating a connection through storytelling, using relatable characters or situations, and evoking empathy or sympathy. D) By making the advertisement overly complex and confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By appealing to the emotions of the audience, creating a connection through storytelling, using relatable characters or situations, and evoking empathy or sympathy. 4. What is hypophora? A) A question that is asked in order to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. B) A question that is asked then immediately answered. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A question that is asked then immediately answered. 5. The following is an example of what?"Why did I open my mouth?" A) Aphorism. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Intensity. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 6. The veterinarian says that an Australian Shepard will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. A mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one A) Euphemism. B) Epistrophe. C) Juxtaposition. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 8. The flower was as blue as the sky. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. The rhetorical repetition of the word or phrase that ends one phrase at the beginning of the next phrase A) Anadiplosis. B) Polysyndeton. C) Asyndeton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anadiplosis. 10. "In Springfield, the murder rate has gone up 75%, while in Shelbyville, the rate has only increased by 10%." A) Testimonial. B) Pathos. C) Relevant Data. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relevant Data. 11. Which rhetorical device is used: "People who eat chocolate are happier than those who don't, so you should eat chocolate more often." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 12. The deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by context A) Ellipsis. B) Chaismus. C) Polyptoton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsis. 13. Which literary device involves the use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or offensive than another? A) Euphemism. B) Metonymy. C) Oxymoron. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 14. Imagine Maya, Emma, and Scarlett are making a funny video. Which of the following best describes what they are doing? A) They are asking a question that is intended to be answered. B) They are repeating a word or words at the start of phrases, clauses, or sentences. C) They are imitating something with the intent to poke fun at it. D) They are using harsh sounds in language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are imitating something with the intent to poke fun at it. 15. Come on, what's the worst that could happen? A) Anaphora. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Parallelism. D) Humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 16. "Hammer is to nail as comb is to hair"(This has a smilie but is not a simile) A) Allusion. B) Analogy. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 17. A Rhetorical Question is: A) A mistake in reasoning that makes an argument invalid. B) A question asked to make a point, not to be answered. C) Talking directly to someone to grab their attention. D) A technique used to persuade or impact an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A question asked to make a point, not to be answered. 18. Identify the figurative language used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees.' A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. Dunkin DonutsBed, Bath, & BeyondCoca-ColaWeight Watchers A) ALLITERATION. B) ALLUSION. C) ANALOGY. D) ANTITHESIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ALLITERATION. 20. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:"Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail." A) Epistrophe. B) Parallelism. C) Apposition. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antimetabole. 21. Which is the definition of an analogy A) Comparing two things. B) Exaggerating. C) Short story for emphasis. D) Comparing the relationship between two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparing the relationship between two things. 22. Since my little brother has to start school before me, I should let him shower first. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 23. Comparing two unlike things that actually have something in common A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Synecdoche. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 24. The NEW Subway wrap is the single greatest thing in the world! Get one today! A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 25. Which of the following is an example of Pathos (Appeal to Emotion)? A) "If you care about the safety of your family, you will buy this product.". B) "The data shows a 20% increase in sales.". C) "The doctor said this is the best method to help lower blood pressure.". D) "The equation is solved by using the formula.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "If you care about the safety of your family, you will buy this product.". ← 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