This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 55 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The use of vivid descriptive language to create sensory experiences for the reader is known as: A) Allegory. B) Imagery. C) Irony. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 2. "Women and men (both little and small)Cared for anyone not at all they sowed their isn't they reaped their same sun moon stars rain"~ e.e. cummings A) Analogy. B) Paradox. C) Hyperbation. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbation. 3. '' 'What are we eating for dinner?' the child asked her mother. "Is this a rhetorical question? A) Yes. It is a question that the speaker doesn't expect the audience to answer. B) Probably not. The speaker would most likely expect an answer from their audience. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Probably not. The speaker would most likely expect an answer from their audience. 4. A writer's word choice A) Didactic. B) Comic relief. C) Euphemism. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 5. Simile is a comparison using like or as A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. An author's purpose is ..... A) The reason an author writes. B) The way the author sees and interprets the world. C) Author's sense of humor. D) Author's way of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reason an author writes. 7. I forgot my phone, keys, jacket, purse. A) Atmosphere. B) Asyndeton. C) Apostrophe. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asyndeton. 8. The following is an example of which rhetorical device?The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line. A) Personification. B) Pun. C) Rhetorical question. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 9. I remember learning how to swim. I took lessons at the community pool in the town where I grew up. One of the lifeguards, Ms. Jen, really helped me get comfortable with holding my breath. She'd play this bobbing game with us that had a fun song to go along with it. Whenever I get in a pool, I still sing that song in my head.This is an example of what device? A) Anecdote. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Call to Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 10. The following is an example of:"We can't raise salaries, but we still provide great benefits for our employees." A) Red Herring. B) Bandwagon. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 11. Facts, research, surveys, statistics, charts or diagrams, definitions, and examples would support which rhetorical appeal? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 12. "If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 13. What is the term for a question that is asked for effect, with no answer expected? A) Rhetorical question. B) Hypophora. C) Paradox. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 14. What is the purpose of using an allusion in a text? A) To minimize the significance of something. B) To add balance and rhythm. C) To emphasize something. D) To simplify complex ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To simplify complex ideas. 15. When Obama uses the allusion: "It is that fundamental belief:I am my brother's keeper." He is alluding to the Biblical story of Cain and Able in order to: A) Motivate the audience to care more. B) To lecture the audience to be more religious. C) To inspire the audience to vote. D) To confuse the audience with a strange Bible story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motivate the audience to care more. 16. The action of repeating something that has already been said or written. A) Repetition. B) Anaphora. C) Simile. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 17. Which of the following sentences contains a rhetorical question? A) "She is a talented musician.". B) "Why don't we ever learn from history?". C) "The sky is blue today.". D) "I love reading books.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Why don't we ever learn from history?". 18. Which rhetorical device refers to logic? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 19. "Came together to defend a stronger and safer Europe.Came together to pass a once-in-a-generation infrastructure law, building bridges to connect our nation and people.Came together to pass one of the most significant laws ever, helping veterans exposed to toxic burn pits." A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Anaphora. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 20. ..... is a Greek word meaning CHARACTER. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 21. I am so hungry that I could eat a horse. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 22. A questions that is not expected to be answered, used for rhetorical effect or to emphasize an obvious point A) Position. B) Premise. C) Rhetorical question. D) Opposite argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 23. The best example of an analogy is: A) Petal is to flower as leaf is to tree. B) Black is the color of my true love's hair. C) The best dog to own is a Golden Retriever. D) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petal is to flower as leaf is to tree. 24. Her teeth were as bright as snow. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 25. Quoting the Bible for your research paper in your Religious Studies course would be an example of ..... A) Imagery. B) Illusion. C) Allusion. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. ← 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