This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallelism For Rhetoric – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 48 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The recipients of an argument, either as readers, viewers, or listeners.Often, this term applies moreso to the intended recipients of an argument, or, the specific group(s) of people that a speaker wishes to target their message. A) Text. B) Claim. C) Diction. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 2. The arrangement of text to show logical relationships between ideas ..... A) Claims of value. B) Patterns of organization. C) Deduction. D) Patterns of optimization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patterns of organization. 3. What rhetorical term is used to describe an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 4. Think of how hard it would be for your family to live without you if you died in a car accident. Don't text and drive ..... think of those you love. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 5. When three adjectives or phrases are listed. A) Generalisation. B) Bias. C) Rule of three. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule of three. 6. ..... is the technique of asking questions and immediately answering them. A) Hypophora. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Anaphora. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypophora. 7. Kennedy describes people "who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger, " saying that they "ended up inside" the tiger. What does he mean? A) Those who seek power through violence are usually overthrown by violence. B) Those who can carefully keep their balance will never end up falling. C) Those foolish enough to seek power know that things will end badly. D) Those who seek power are just like an animal tamer in a circus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those who seek power through violence are usually overthrown by violence. 8. The use of language in which multiple meanings are possible ..... Example:The word "cool" has multiple meanings. A) Connotation. B) Ambiguity. C) Perspective. D) Logical Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambiguity. 9. Information of a biased or misleading nature used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view A) Propaganda techniques. B) Rhetorical appeals. C) Red herring. D) Persuasive fallacies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propaganda techniques. 10. An appeal to emotion is ..... A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Girly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 11. "You'll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do:you have heart." A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 12. It is important to consider if a source of information is trustworthy; therefore we analyze A) Logic/ factual information. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 13. Setting up rhythm as a memory device by using repetition of the first letter of a word repeated two or times in a line is called A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 14. An instruction to the audience to provoke an immediate response, usually using an imperative verb such as "call now", "find out more" or "visit a website today" . A) Charged words. B) Call to Action. C) Anticipate the Opposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to Action. 15. A pattern in writing in which words and phrases are similar in structure, one echoing another. A) Repetition. B) Satire. C) Parallelism. D) Partition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 16. "Have we found our happy valley?" A) Oxymoron. B) Anaphora. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 17. Which term refers to a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art? A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 18. Reread paragraph 11. In this part of his speech, Dr. King appeals to his audience by connecting with their- A) Experiences with racism and bitterness about it. B) Sense of decency and hopes for the future. C) Use of logical reasoning and interest in its revelations. D) Knowledge of hardships and dread of their continuance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sense of decency and hopes for the future. 19. What is the term for a brief story that illustrates a point, offering deeper insight and engaging the audience? A) Illustration. B) Facts. C) Anecdote. D) Details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 20. The A in SOAPSTone stands for ..... A) Auditory. B) Audience. C) Audi. D) Advil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 21. The words that are used in the writing. There are many words with similar meanings. Why did the writer choose those particular ones? What effect is the writer going for with his/her word choice? A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. C) Diction. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diction. 22. In his letter from Birmingham City Jail, who is the "we" that King speaks about in this passage from the opening paragraph? "We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom." A) Members of the clergy. B) Birmingham City Police. C) African Americans. D) All patriotic Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All patriotic Americans. 23. When the writer/speaker appeals to the emotions of the reader; drawing pity from an audience; inspiring anger from an audience; etc. A) Restatement. B) Logos. C) Rhetoric. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos. 24. Which of the following best describes what Kennedy asks of Americans in the following passage from his inaugural address? "And so, my fellow Americans:ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country." A) To put country before oneself. B) To join the armed forces. C) To apply for government jobs. D) To put America before other nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To put country before oneself. 25. "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain." A) Understatement. B) Irony. C) Analogy. D) Rhetorical question. 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