This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "The more things change, the more they stay the same." A) Allegory. B) Aphorism. C) Analogy. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphorism. 2. "A penny saved is a penny earned" A) Antithesis. B) Apostrophe. C) Aphorism. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 3. "According to Dr. Jones, a leading neurologist from UCSF, the impact of drugs on the brain can be devastating" is an example of ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Anecdote. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 4. -the combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic A) Juxtaposition. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 5. Which rhetorical device is used when a speaker asks a question to make a point rather than to solicit an answer? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Antithesis. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 6. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?"The greater the involvement of community leaders in green issues, the greater the chance ofall community members taking an interest." A) Repetition. B) Parallelism. C) Rhetorical question. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 7. He lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's A) Analogy. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Antithesis. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 8. The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words; A) Repetition. B) Antistrophe. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 9. Logos is an argument based on A) Opinions. B) Facts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facts. 10. Which rhetorical device is used in the example:'Her smile was as bright as the sun'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. Which appeal does this quote use? "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" (king). A) Mythos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 12. Back in the '80s, teens loved to say "that's debatable" about claims they didn't agree with (such as "you should clean your room" and "you shouldn't go to that movie" ). This age-old, neon-colored, bangle-wearing, peg-legged wisdom holds true today. What is this an example of? A) A. Anecdote. B) B. Thesis. C) C. Exeplum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Thesis. 13. Identify the Circular Reasoning fallacy: A) "The cake is delicious because it combines several sweet flavors.". B) "The sky is blue because it reflects the ocean.". C) "The car is fast because it has a powerful engine.". D) "The law is just because it is a law written in law books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The law is just because it is a law written in law books. 14. "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." -John F. Kennedy. A) Parallelism. B) Anaphora. C) Euphemism. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chiasmus. 15. Anika, Aiden, and Benjamin are having a debate. Benjamin says a parenthesis is an interruption used for clarity. Is he correct? A) No, it's a question that is intended to be answered. B) No, it's the repetition of a word or words at the start of phrases, clauses, or sentences. C) Yes, he is correct. D) No, it's the use of harsh sounds in language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, he is correct. 16. What is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing called? A) Juxtaposition. B) Logos. C) Rhetoric. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 17. Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more A) Polysyndeton. B) Antithesis. C) Zeguma. D) Anadiplosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 18. What are the three rhetorical appeals? A) Essays, advertising, and treatises. B) Logos, pathos, ethos. C) Persuasion, communication, and the rhetorical triangle. D) Logos, pathos, chronos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos, pathos, ethos. 19. A student driver says, "All sports car drivers are aggressive drivers." Which logical fallacy did the student driver use? A) Bandwagon. B) Red herring. C) Hasty generalization. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 20. Parallelism or parallel structure is ..... A) Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. B) An author's choice of words. C) Quotes from experts or leading authorities in related fields that support the author's thesis. D) An appeal to the intellect of the reader, using facts and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. 21. Which rhetorical device involves using language to persuade, motivate, or inform an audience? A) Ethos. B) Rhetoric. C) Repetition. D) Parallel Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 22. Sentence and phrase structure A) Diction. B) Syntax. C) Antithesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syntax. 23. A ..... can strengthen an argument or make writing more interesting for readers. A) Rhetorical device. B) Logical fallacy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical device. 24. When someone uses data, facts, or logic, they are trying to appeal to A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 25. Identify the Red Herring (shifting attention) fallacy in the following options: A) "The sky is blue because of the ocean.". B) "He is a great leader because he is tall.". C) "We should not worry about the environment because there are more important issues like the economy.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "We should not worry about the environment because there are more important issues like the economy.". ← 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 7Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 9Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books