This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned; out of time and place A) Anachronism. B) Anecdote. C) Antecedent. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anachronism. 2. Why do writers use rhetorical elements in their writing? A) To confuse readers. B) To make their writing longer. C) To persuade the audience. D) To follow a set of rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade the audience. 3. "We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion. We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers ..... in English, Hebrew, and Arabic."George W. Bush A) Anaphora. B) Parallelism. C) Metaphor. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 4. Which rhetorical term refers to the emotional appeal used to persuade an audience? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 5. ..... is a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity. A) Repetition. B) Parallelism. C) Alliteration. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 6. Which rhetorical device is characterized by a comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways? A) Allusion. B) Analogy. C) Anecdote. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 7. A lack of conjunctions between words, phrases, sentences A) Analogy. B) Anaphora. C) Anadiplosis. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asyndeton. 8. "Comfort says, 'Tarry a while." ' A) Personification. B) Pathos. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 9. MLK's "I Have a Dream" ..... " ..... and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream." ' What type of figurative language is stated here? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. Which of the following rhetorical devices involves the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 11. The recurrence of similar consonant sounds in close proximity. A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 12. A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. A) Metaphor. B) Litotes. C) Mood. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 13. A question that does not require an answer because the answer is obvious A) Rhetorical question. B) Rhetorical devices. C) Rhetoric. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 14. We will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Vernacular. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. What is the choice and use of words in writing or speech, influencing the tone, style, and overall impact of the message? A) Juxtaposition. B) Syntax. C) Parallelism. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 16. This pattern of organization involves a step-by-step progression, like a recipe. A) Spatial. B) Chronological. C) Topical. D) Sequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sequential. 17. What is an anecdote used for in rhetoric? A) To provide a long, detailed historical account. B) To tell a short story to make a point. C) To directly compare two unrelated concepts. D) To ask a question that has an obvious answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell a short story to make a point. 18. What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below? "Our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feastof the mind." -Sand and Foam, Khalil Gibran A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 19. Reference to a person, place, thing, or work of literatureEx:He was a real Romeo with the ladies. A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Administration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 20. Statements or words that are NOT plainly expressed but rather suggested A) Explicit. B) Implicit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicit. 21. Similar grammatical structures expressing related ideas A) Parallelism. B) Cherry picking. C) Red herring. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 22. Crafting sentences with items placed in comparable grammatical structures A) Antecedent. B) Anaphora. C) Modifier. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 23. Logic, reasoning A) Exposition. B) Tone. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 24. What is the primary effect of using parallel structure in writing? A) It creates a sense of rhythm and balance in the text. B) It introduces new ideas and concepts. C) It provides detailed evidence to support an argument. D) It highlights the differences between contrasting ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates a sense of rhythm and balance in the text. 25. An analogy is to comparison as metaphor is to: A) Illustration. B) Symbolization. C) Identification. D) Transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identification. ← 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