This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 39 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The young married couple thought their life was perfect; to them, it was life in the Garden of Eden. A) Juxtaposition. B) Parallelism. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 2. Which rhetorical device does Dr. King use in 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' to emphasize the urgency of the civil rights movement? A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 3. Rhetorical Devicecomparison of two unlike things A) Metaphor. B) Oxymoron. C) Anaphora. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 4. Read the sentence from paragraph 6. Based on context in this sentence and the paragraph, what is the meaning of gainsaying? A) Explaining. B) Concealing. C) Contradicting. D) Resolving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contradicting. 5. The opposite of anaphora that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. A) Apostrphe. B) Epistrophe. C) Euphemism. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 6. Which of the following rhetorical devices expressed the same idea in different words in order to clarify and stress key points? A) Parallelism. B) Restatement. C) Repetition. D) Emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restatement. 7. Inferring that claims are true for most people or the majority. A) Generalisation. B) Bias. C) Rule of three. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalisation. 8. The ART of effective or persuasive speaking and writing is called A) Rhetoric. B) Thesis. C) Inference. D) Fallacious reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 9. Why is it important to unpack the background information provided in a rhetorical analysis prompt? A) To understand the reader's possible biases and the historical, political, and cultural context of the text. B) To understand the author's spark of inspiration for writing the text in the first place. C) To understand the author's possible biases and the historical, political, and cultural context of the text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To understand the author's possible biases and the historical, political, and cultural context of the text. 10. An obvious, intended exaggeration. Example: "His snores were louder than a freight train, " or, "I've told you a million times." A) Alliteration. B) Juxtaposition. C) Understatement. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 11. Using abusive names to attack the opposing side ..... Example:calling your opponent a "nasty woman" A) Bandwagon. B) Name-Calling. C) Perspective. D) Speech Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Name-Calling. 12. An author's specific choice of words A) Diction. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 13. Purpose of using Assertion in rhetoric A) To emphasize certain words for memorization. B) To connect a personal story with the audience. C) To add emphasis and be emotive and make the image more specific. D) To assert authority and project confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To assert authority and project confidence. 14. A speaker's view of the situation or events of a story/speech A) Popular view. B) Perspective. C) Logical reasoning. D) Optical illusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perspective. 15. The repetition of the first consonant sound, occurring close together in a series. Example: "But a better butter makes a better batter." A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Epistrophe. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 16. Emotion that comes through in a speech. A) Pathos. B) Amos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 17. A comparison of two different things that are ALIKE in some way ..... Example:Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack. Explanation ..... A man and a needle are not similar, but the excitement of finding both when searching for them is comparable. A) Analogy. B) Analog. C) Parable. D) Parody. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 18. Choose the correct word for the definition of term:Urging the audience to take specific actions or steps in response to the presented argument. A) Antithesis. B) Call to Action. C) Juxtaposition. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to Action. 19. What statement best describes Dr. King's purpose in writing the letter? A) Dr. King hoped to explain why the discrimination of African Americans is immoral. B) Dr. King criticized white Americans who were supportive of his cause but were fearful of the Klan's terrorism. C) Dr. King attempts to encourage all Americans to end racism by joining the cause. D) Dr. King responded to the criticism he received from people by addressing each of their claims. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dr. King responded to the criticism he received from people by addressing each of their claims. 20. Barack Obama's speech where he says, "I will end this war in Iraq responsibly." A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 21. Which rhetorical choice is evident in this excerpt? A) Analogy. B) Shift in tone. C) Call to action. D) Appeal to ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 22. The choice of words used by an author is known as: A) Tone. B) Diction. C) Anecdote. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 23. There are poor children starving in Africa! This is what rhetorical appeal? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Nachos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 24. The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses A) Subject/verb agreement. B) Parallelism. C) Hyperbole. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 25. When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometimes a factor in this (ethos), but in all cases the aim is to gain the audience's confidence. A) Ethical Appeal. B) Emotional Appeal. C) Explication. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical Appeal. 26. Arguments in which the speaker claims to be an expert or relies on information provided by experts ..... Example: "9 out of 10 doctors recommend ..... " A) Mentos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 27. The circumstances surrounding the situation A) Context. B) Audience. C) Purpose. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 28. Who delivers the speech "I Have a Dream" A) Abraham Lincoln. B) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. C) Rosa Parks. D) Katherine Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 29. MLK's "I Have a Dream" ..... "Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty" is an effective metaphor because A) It makes people think of being on an island. B) It emphasizes the black Americans are isolated and have not been made available to to opportunities for prosperity. C) It shows how poverty can cause problems. D) It shows how America has included all people in its prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It emphasizes the black Americans are isolated and have not been made available to to opportunities for prosperity. 30. Rhetorical Devicean obvious, intended exaggeration A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 1Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 2Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 3Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 4Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 5Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 6Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 7Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 8Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books