This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the effect of using statistics in rhetoric? A) It provides emotional appeal to the audience. B) It offers concrete evidence that can strengthen an argument and appeal to logos. C) It makes the argument more complex and difficult to understand. D) It distracts from the main point of the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It offers concrete evidence that can strengthen an argument and appeal to logos. 2. Define Logos: A) An ethical appeal that argues something or someone is morally "good" or "bad". B) An emotional appeal that affects your feelings through empathy, humor, or desire. C) A logical appeal that argues something "makes sense". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A logical appeal that argues something "makes sense". 3. Analysis is when you ..... A) Read, interpret, and break down the way a message is put together, and how the rhetoric is working. B) Read and summarize what you've read. C) Write a speech with rhetorical appeals. D) Take a test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read, interpret, and break down the way a message is put together, and how the rhetoric is working. 4. What does Jobs want the graduates to do according to his speech? A) Avoid taking risks. B) Settle for a stable job. C) Follow traditional career paths. D) Always aim to learn new things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Always aim to learn new things. 5. What is the primary difference between the 'saying' and 'doing' components of a saying-doing analysis? A) Saying summarizes content while doing analyzes rhetorical choices. B) Saying identifies the audience while doing identifies the purpose. C) Saying examines structure while doing examines evidence. D) Saying focuses on tone while doing focuses on word choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saying summarizes content while doing analyzes rhetorical choices. 6. In analyzing rhetorical strategies, what does it mean to evaluate the "ethos" of a speaker? A) Assessing the logical content of the speech. B) Judging the emotional impact of the speech. C) Considering the speaker's credibility and ethical appeal. D) Analyzing the timing and relevance of the speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Considering the speaker's credibility and ethical appeal. 7. In paragraph 3 of the speech, Kelley references the labor laws of Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina primarily to: A) Highlight the progress made in Southern states toward child labor reform. B) Challenge the notion that child labor is limited to isolated regions. C) Acknowledge a counterargument that some states have sufficient protections. D) Provide evidence that supports her broader claim about national legislative failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide evidence that supports her broader claim about national legislative failure. 8. What rhetorical appeal is most prominent in paragraph [2], where Lewis critiques the administration's civil rights bill? A) Ethos, by establishing his credibility as a leader. B) Pathos, by appealing to the emotions of the audience. C) Logos, by providing logical arguments and examples. D) Kairos, by emphasizing the timeliness of the issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos, by providing logical arguments and examples. 9. What is the tone of Gandhi's letter after the 'but'? A) Indifferent. B) Sarcastic. C) Admonitory. D) Amicable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admonitory. 10. Kennedy most likely included paragraphs 2 and 3 in order to A) Persuade the audience to fund the race to the moon. B) Frame space exploration as a logical next step in human progress. C) Warn of the potential hazards of technological advances. D) Encourage audience members to be leaders of their generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frame space exploration as a logical next step in human progress. 11. What is the term for stating the opposite of what is said or meant? A) Exigence. B) Irony. C) Syntax. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 12. The individual(s) that are trying to be reached A) Speaker. B) Audience. C) Message. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 13. Which of the following uses Cause and Effect Reasoning (Logos)? A) "A famous athlete supports this cause.". B) "As a conservation expert, I've studied tree growth.". C) "It's heartbreaking to see forests destroyed.". D) "If we plant more trees, we'll improve air quality.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "If we plant more trees, we'll improve air quality.". 14. What is rhetorical analysis? A) Analyzing the author's purpose. B) Analyzing the strategies and choices the author uses. C) Analyzing how an author achieves his or her purpose via specific strategies/choices. D) Analyzing whether the speech is good or bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyzing how an author achieves his or her purpose via specific strategies/choices. 15. What are the rhetorical choices that the speaker/writer makes in the speech? Think about overall structure, devices, diction, syntax, etc. A) The speaker/writer uses a variety of rhetorical choices including overall structure, devices, diction, and syntax. B) The speaker/writer focuses solely on diction and syntax. C) The speaker/writer does not use any rhetorical choices. D) The speaker/writer uses rhetorical choices only in the conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker/writer uses a variety of rhetorical choices including overall structure, devices, diction, and syntax. 16. Why might Thesis 3 be considered a "riskier" thesis compared to Thesis 2? A) It is too long and confusing for readers. B) It does not explicitly mention rhetorical choices, which might lead to a lower score if not developed later. C) It uses too many complex words. D) It focuses too much on emotions rather than facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It does not explicitly mention rhetorical choices, which might lead to a lower score if not developed later. 17. How many rhetorical argument types are there? A) 2. B) 3. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 18. What Number does Lebron wear? A) 23. B) 6. C) 32. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23. 19. In paragraph 6, Kelley states, "No one in this room tonight can feel free from such participation, " primarily to: A) Suggest that the audience is unaware of the origins of consumer goods. B) Explain how consumer habits contribute to the perpetuation of child labor. C) Argue that industrial reform is impossible without economic sacrifice. D) Highlight the differences between urban and rural labor practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain how consumer habits contribute to the perpetuation of child labor. 20. Repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences in a row A) Anecdoche. B) Allusion. C) Anaphora. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 21. The two purposes of Oh, the Places You'll Go are to A) Persuade and inform. B) Inform and entertain. C) Persuade and entertain. D) Frustrate and annoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform and entertain. 22. "And that is why they killed 14 innocent medical students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why they killed many female teachers and polio workers in Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa and FATA" (Yousafzai). The persuasive strategy used here is ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 23. What are the three appeals? A) Credibility, diction, logic. B) Ethos, pathos, logos. C) Exigence, logic, theme. D) Purpose, tone, emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos, pathos, logos. 24. PAPA stands for Purpose, Audience, Persona and A) Awful. B) Argument. C) Air quality. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argument. 25. What are we going to work on this week? A) We will keep working on the essay by John Lewis. B) Reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. C) We are writing an essay this week. D) Finishing the Rhetorical Analysis Infographic Project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finishing the Rhetorical Analysis Infographic Project. 26. Analyze the following argument: "Imagine the joy on the children's faces when they receive new toys this holiday season. Your donation can make that happen."Which rhetorical appeal is primarily being used? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the aboveTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 27. What is the purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay? A) To summarize the main points of a text. B) To analyze the rhetorical choices made by a writer. C) To critique the writing style of an author. D) To provide a personal opinion on a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To analyze the rhetorical choices made by a writer. 28. Fill in the blank:The author's purpose can be to ..... , which is represented by the letter 'P' in the acronym PIE. A) Persuade. B) Perform. C) Present. D) Predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 29. Which rhetorical device is used by the speaker in the following line?"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills." A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 30. To understand the purpose of a text, you need to know why the author or speaker wrote it. 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