This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences best illustrates the concept of antithesis? A) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.". B) "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.". C) "An apple a day keeps the doctor away.". D) "Actions speak louder than words.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.". 2. For emphasis to intentionally impact the reader, Octavia Butler uses "short sentences" such as "My left arm" that are actually A) Dependent clauses. B) Simple sentences. C) Phrases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrases. 3. The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color. A) Conceit. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Diacope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 4. What is the primary purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay? A) To summarize the text. B) To evaluate the effectiveness of the author's use of rhetorical strategies. C) To provide a personal opinion on the topic. D) To compare the text with other works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate the effectiveness of the author's use of rhetorical strategies. 5. Repeating of WORDS or PHRASES ..... Example:MLK, Jr. repeated "I have a dream." A) Repetition. B) Speech Structures. C) Parallelism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 6. An implied or direct reference to a common piece of knowledge between speaker and audience A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Oxymoron. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 7. He was brave. He was bold. He was selfless. A) Polysyndeton and epistrophe. B) Analogy and parallelism. C) Anaphora and parallelism. D) Epistrophe and anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora and parallelism. 8. Statement that seems to contradict itself, but which, upon further examination, contains some kernel of truth or reason. A) Paradox. B) Chiasmus. C) Antithesis. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 9. Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done" ? Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work" ? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Repetition. C) Antithesis. D) Parallel Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 10. Which rhetorical device provides logic or evidence to the speech? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 11. What does the term 'occasion' refer to in writing? A) The author's personal feelings. B) The context that prompted the writing. C) The conclusion drawn by the author. D) The main argument of the piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The context that prompted the writing. 12. Appeal to emotion A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Emos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 13. A literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts A) Litotes. B) Juxtaposition. C) Parody. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 14. A brief, interesting story used to make a point is called: A) Anecdote. B) Allusion. C) Analogy. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 15. Which part of the sentence is an allusion:Something weird is going on ..... my spidey sense is tingling. A) Something weird. B) Spidey sense. C) Is going on. D) Weird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spidey sense. 16. Faulty or mistaken logic is called A) Fallacious reasoning. B) Credibility. C) Rhetoric. D) Point-of-view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fallacious reasoning. 17. The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses A) Modifier. B) Parallelism. C) Antecedent. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 18. The purpose of a text or speech is ..... A) The people that read or listen to it. B) The message. C) The study of its techniques. D) The reason why the author wrote it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reason why the author wrote it. 19. Martin Luther King, Jr. appeals mainly to ..... A) Common sense. B) A desire for a better future. C) A sense of guilt. D) Concerns about America's status among the world's nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A desire for a better future. 20. Words or statements that are fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated A) Explicit. B) Implicit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit. 21. Paradoxes, hyperboles, and metaphors are smaller, isolated rhetorical choices that may fall under the umbrella of ..... A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Tone. D) Literary elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 22. Question asked just for effect or to put emphasis on a point when no real answer is expected A) Allusion. B) Rhetorical question. C) Anecdote. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 23. Looking at the speaker's moral character or personality A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Sephos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 24. The art of persuasion is called A) Rhetoric. B) A good argument. C) Why you should be aware of texts. D) Stuff man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 25. Deliberately expressing an idea as less important than it actually is, either for ironic emphasis or for politeness and tact. A) Understatement. B) Personification. C) Rhetorical Device. D) Alliteration. 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