This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure. A) Parallelism. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 2. The occasion of Buck 'O Neil's speech is ..... A) The induction of 16 people into the Negro Leagues. B) The celebration of baseball. C) Baseball fans. D) The induction of 17 people into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The induction of 17 people into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 3. Language that creates mental pictures in the reader's mind is called: A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 4. What is "the faculty of observing ..... the available means of persuasion" in any situation? A) Subject. B) Rhetoric. C) Tone. D) Occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 5. Name that rhetorical device! Which rhetorical device is used in this quote from Patrick Henry's speech?"For my own part, I consider it nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery ..... " (Henry 9-10). A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Rhetorical question. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 6. What is the primary purpose of Dr. King's use of historical and religious references in his letter? A) To confuse the reader. B) To establish his credibility and connect with his audience. C) To entertain the reader. D) To criticize his opponents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish his credibility and connect with his audience. 7. Saying "he left this world" instead of "he died" is an example of A) Euphemism. B) Dysphemism. C) Slogan. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 8. Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?" A) Abraham Lincoln. B) Edward Everrett. C) Jefferson Davis. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln. 9. What is the meaning of understatement? A) Two or more words, phrases, or ideas placed close together in order to compare and contrast them for effect. B) An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously; an overstatement. C) A rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is. D) A reference to a well-known work, person, place, or event in history, religious texts, or literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is. 10. "The private demand for this product has decreased over the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to explore other options." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 11. To inform / to persuade A) Purpose. B) Audience. C) Exigence. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose. 12. In ..... , the words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) true meaning. A) Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) Dramatic Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal Irony. 13. Short, catchy phrases A) Ethos. B) Slogans and saws. C) Repetition. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slogans and saws. 14. Using language effectively to convince or persuade A) Rhetoric. B) Syntax. C) Hyperbole. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 15. Reason or logic. The hard data. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Dragos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 16. "To think on death it is a misery, To think on life it is a vanity; to think on the world verily it is, to think that here man hath no perfect bliss." A) Juxtaposition. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 17. Pathos is the appeal of ..... A) Emotions. B) Logic. C) Ethics. D) Morality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotions. 18. "Sir, at long last, have you left no sense of decency?" ..... Joseph Welch A) Rhetorical question. B) Euphemism. C) Anaphora. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 19. Which term refers to the use of language to create a vivid image or idea in the audience's mind? A) Imagery. B) Syntax. C) Diction. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 20. What is the term for the emotional appeal used to persuade an audience in rhetoric? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 21. What is the definition of "tone" in literature? A) The number of characters in the book. B) The author's attitude towards the subject matter or audience. C) The volume of the book. D) The color scheme used in the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's attitude towards the subject matter or audience. 22. Intentionally using words that have either a positive or negative association in order to communicate tone or emotionally manipulate the audience A) Denotative diction. B) Connotative diction. C) Imagery. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotative diction. 23. "My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." ..... This is an example of what? A) Jargon. B) Anecdote. C) Parallelism. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 24. Calls into question the purity or "actualness" of something A) No true Scotsman fallacy. B) Begging the question. C) Red herring. D) Black and white/either or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No true Scotsman fallacy. 25. A special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion A) Litotes. B) Logical Fallacy. C) Logos. D) Loose Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litotes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 1Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 2Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 4Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 5Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 6Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 7Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 8Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 9Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books