This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Metonymy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Metonymy Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hurry up, gray beard! A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 2. Which of the following expressions involves the part for whole metonymy? A) Prague (for 'the Czech govt'). B) Vietnam (for 'the 1955-75 war'). C) Blue hair (for 'old woman'). D) Go under the knife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue hair (for 'old woman'). 3. What is the main difference between metonymy and synecdoche? A) The main difference between metonymy and synecdoche is the type of substitution used. B) The main difference between metonymy and synecdoche is the historical context. C) The main difference between metonymy and synecdoche is the geographical origin. D) The main difference between metonymy and synecdoche is the level of abstraction used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main difference between metonymy and synecdoche is the type of substitution used. 4. Which of the following is NOT an example of metonymy?A) 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'B) 'The kettle is boiling.'C) 'The press has reported the news.'D) 'The stars twinkled in the night sky.' A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 5. The concrete, like an organ of the human body, substitutes for the ..... such as love, hatred, sincerity, a mental ability, a natural talent A) Sign. B) Abstract. C) Concrete. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstract. 6. Wall Street A) A secured street. B) Financial Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Financial Industry. 7. How many types of metonymy? A) 5. B) 6. C) 7. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 8. The phone is constantly calling and interrupting my homework. A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 9. The suits took more from him during the hearing than his wife would after the divorce. A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 10. What is a metonymy? A) DOES NOT say actual word, but uses alternative that represents it. B) Using the same word. C) Compares two completely different things. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DOES NOT say actual word, but uses alternative that represents it. 11. Part is used for the whole and vice versa or when the whole is used for a part.TRUE/FALSE A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 12. Let's go to the Silicon Valley. A) A place in the southern America. B) Name of technology industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Name of technology industry. 13. Is this example synecdoche or metonymy:"All hands on deck" A) Synecdoche. B) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 14. What is the definition of metonymy? A) A figure of speech where a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis. B) A figure of speech where a word or phrase is substituted with an unrelated word or phrase. C) A figure of speech that replaces words with related or associated words. D) A figure of speech where a word or phrase is used to describe a physical action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A figure of speech that replaces words with related or associated words. 15. The following sentence involves metonymy of the ..... type. She's not just a pretty face. A) Place for institution. B) Part for whole. C) Author for work. D) Place for event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part for whole. 16. Is this example synecdoche or metonymy:"Lend me your ears, ladies and gentleman" A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 17. Identify the example of metonymy in this sentence:While not essential to finding a great job, learning a different tongue can make you a much more attractive hire. A) Great job. B) Hire. C) Attractive hire. D) Different tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different tongue. 18. "The village all declared how much he knew. (Goldsmith)" A) The container for the thing contained. B) The symbol for the thing symbolized. C) The cause for the effect. D) The act for the object inspiring it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The container for the thing contained. 19. ..... substitutes for the establishment of an institution or stand for an event.CHOOSE A, B or C A) Material. B) Place. C) Sign. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 20. Choose the correct metonymy in the sentence:'The crown announced new tax policies.'A) Crown represents the monarchyB) Crown represents a headgearC) Crown represents a circular objectD) Crown represents a ruling power A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 21. Identify the metonymy in the following sentence:'The White House issued a statement.' A) The West Wing. B) The White House. C) The President. D) The Oval Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The White House. 22. I've got my eye on you. A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 23. While the suits in Congress debate and Wall Street asks for another bailout, America waits for good news. A) Synecdoche:Wall Street, America; Metonymy:suits. B) Synecdoche:suits; Metonymy:Wall Street, America. C) Synecdoche:America; Metonymy:Wall Street, suits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synecdoche:America; Metonymy:Wall Street, suits. 24. Which of the following is an example of metonymy in literature? A) 'I wandered lonely as a cloud.'. B) 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'. C) 'She sells seashells by the seashore.'. D) 'All the world's a stage.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'. 25. The expression go for a bite inolves a metonymic reference to A) A class. B) A fight. C) A party. D) A meal. 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