This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's being used in the following text:Some people may rightly argue that if smoking on campus is not illegal, then it should be permitted; however, second-hand smoke may cause harm to those who have health issues like asthma, possibly putting them at risk. A) Support. B) Evidence. C) Counter argument. D) Warrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counter argument. 2. If I was giving a speech to a group of students, who is my audience? A) People outside of the classroom. B) Myself, the teacher. C) The students. D) There is no audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students. 3. What does the second "A" in SPACECAT stand for? A) Account. B) Action. C) Audience. D) Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeals. 4. What should be considered besides the text itself according to the note? A) The author's biography. B) All of the things besides the text itself. C) The historical context only. D) The audience's preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the things besides the text itself. 5. State what the author did, analyze how the author did it, and why it was effective (or matters). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The author's primary purpose in the firstparagraph (lines 1-10) is to ..... A) Explain the value of an approach. B) Anticipate a particular conclusion. C) Summarize the history of an idea. D) Evaluate one side of a contentious debate. E) Present evidence in support of an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain the value of an approach. 7. You should write about writing in the ..... tense. A) Past participle. B) Past. C) Future. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present. 8. What is the last step in drafting the rhetorical analysis essay? A) Summarizing the author's success. B) Restating the thesis. C) Both restating the thesis and summarizing the author's success. D) Writing the conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both restating the thesis and summarizing the author's success. 9. Which appeal does an effective argument rely upon? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos, pathos, and logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos, pathos, and logos. 10. The Commercial was Called "Nike ..... Commercial" A) Together. B) Equal. C) Lebron. D) Equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equality. 11. Smoking is an addiction that people are genetically predisposed to. This is an example of: A) Claim of Fact. B) Claim of Policy. C) Claim of Value. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim of Fact. 12. Which of these things are NOT(!!) a characteristic of a proper claim? A) Must be arguable. B) Must be an inference. C) Must be a fact. D) Must be backed by evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be a fact. 13. A contrast between expectation and reality. A) Dream. B) Irony. C) Imagery. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 14. True of False:When referencing a speech, essay, or letter for my rhetorical analysis essay, it is alright to exclude direct quotes as long as I provide clear summaries. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What tone does the speaker end the introduction with? A) Optimistic. B) Sarcastic. C) Pessimistic. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optimistic. 16. Diction means A) The connections we have with words. B) The definition of words. C) An author's choice of words. D) The common way of speaking with friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An author's choice of words. 17. Interpreting an argument's "logos" involves examining: A) The emotional impact of the argument. B) The ethical stance of the speaker. C) The logical structure and evidence presented. D) The audience's pre-existing opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The logical structure and evidence presented. 18. The Barry prompt contains all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT A) Extended metaphor. B) Antithesis. C) Repetition. D) Personification. E) Multiple questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 19. Which rhetorical strategy involves making an emotional appeal to the audience? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 20. Which appeal is best used in the following sentence:"My father, who served in World War II, told me that while they were in the trenches in Europe, they ate Spam twice a day" A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Eros. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 21. Logos is an appeal to logic of the speaker. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Satire A) The tone of the speaker. B) Language that is intended to have an effect on its audience. C) The use of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule to expose the foolishness of an issue. D) The seriousness of the author's tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The use of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule to expose the foolishness of an issue. 23. What is the use of language that evokes sensory experience? A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Allegory. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 24. What is oxymoron? A) The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it. B) A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by "like" or "as". C) A combination of contradictory or incongruous words. D) A figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A combination of contradictory or incongruous words. 25. Why is it important not to 'treasure hunt' for devices when writing a rhetorical analysis essay? A) All of the above. B) Because it might miss the main message of the passage. C) Because it makes the essay too long. D) Because it can lead to a disorganized essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it can lead to a disorganized essay. 26. Reference to a famous historical, Biblical, mythological, or literary figure or event. A) Exigence. B) Logos. C) Allusion. D) Syollogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 27. When revising an argumentative essay, which of the following should a writer focus on to strengthen their argument? A) Adding more personal anecdotes. B) Ensuring evidence is relevant and sufficient. C) Using more complex vocabulary. D) Increasing the length of the essayTagsCCSS.W.11-12.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ensuring evidence is relevant and sufficient. 28. According to Kornfield, what are some elements that make up the basic rhetorical situation? A) The communicator. B) The purpose. C) The audience. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 29. What does it mean to concede? A) The main idea. B) Visually describing lanuage. C) Placing two elements together for rhetorical effect. D) Acknowledging an argument exists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acknowledging an argument exists. 30. Which acronym is mentioned as a tool to analyze the rhetorical situation? A) RACE. B) PEEL. C) THESIS. D) SOAPSTONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SOAPSTONE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Analysis Quiz 1Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 2Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 3Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 4Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 5Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 6Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 7Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 8Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books