This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 42 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does "STE" stand for in the feedback key? A) Specific Textual Evidence. B) Specific Text Evaluation. C) Superior Textual Event. D) Specific Timely Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific Textual Evidence. 2. Which of the following statements BEST improves this statement: "the speaker's use of analogies strengthen their argument" A) The speaker uses analogies to enhance their argument. B) The speaker uses analogies to confuse the audience with complex comparisons. C) The speaker compared a their equation to an engine to simplify his complex ideas and make them more relatable. D) The speaker uses analogies to enhance their main point by comparing two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker compared a their equation to an engine to simplify his complex ideas and make them more relatable. 3. At the end of paragraph 16, the writer alludes to a series of historical figures in order to A) Support his argument to dissolve the Union due to its unjust government. B) Downplay the importance of action on sincerely held beliefs. C) Concede that not all people who break the law are heroes. D) Show a spectrum of ineffective to effective rebels throughout history. E) Appeal to his audience's admiration for these law-breakers' heroism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Appeal to his audience's admiration for these law-breakers' heroism. 4. What are the 3 main possible purposes behind a text? A) To Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. B) To Question, Inform, and Persuade. C) To Simplify, Entertain, and spark conversation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. 5. To effectively persuade an audience, an argument must: A) Only use logical appeals. B) Only use emotional appeals. C) Use a combination of ethos, logos, and pathos. D) Avoid addressing counterclaims. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a combination of ethos, logos, and pathos. 6. What does ethos, pathos, and logos appeal to? A) Ethos appeals to emotionPathos appeals to logicLogos appeals to trust. B) Ethos appeals to logicPathos appeals to trustLogos appeals to emotion. C) Ethos appeals to trustPathos appeals to emotionLogos appeals to logic. D) Ethos appeals to trustPathos appeals to logicLogos appeals to emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos appeals to trustPathos appeals to emotionLogos appeals to logic. 7. About how many words should you be writing per minute? A) 5. B) 10. C) 15. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 8. Figure that binds together TWO words that are ordinarily contradictory; a TWO WORD paradox; two words with contrary or apparently contradictory meanings occurring next to each other, and, which, nonetheless, evoke some measure of truth. A) Polysyndeton. B) Oxymoron. C) Enumeratio. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 9. Why does the author make allusions? A) Ericsson is wanting to show how smart she is. B) Ericsson is wanting to show the audience examples where people have lied. C) Ericsson does not make allusions. D) Ericsson thinks the allusions will make the audience confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ericsson is wanting to show the audience examples where people have lied. 10. Which verb suggests listing multiple points? A) Spotlights. B) Enumerates. C) Cites. D) Refute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enumerates. 11. Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which rhetorical device involves the comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" ? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Determine which of the following quotes shows an analysis for Ethos (not just identification). A) "The ad uses a doctor in a lab coat.". B) "This makes the audience see the speaker as trustworthy since she has medical experience.". C) "The tone makes the audience feel hopeful.". D) "The speaker is credible because she's a doctor.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "This makes the audience see the speaker as trustworthy since she has medical experience.". 14. Read the passage: "I say that it's time for the people to stand up and be counted-to stand up for what's right." How does this statement connect to Nixon's theme of accountability? A) It calls for citizens to share responsibility in demanding honesty from leaders. B) It implies that the people should ignore political corruption. C) It praises those who remain silent during controversy. D) It excuses personal wrongdoing for political gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It calls for citizens to share responsibility in demanding honesty from leaders. 15. The author or presenter; what is known about them influences interpretation of purpose. A) Speaker. B) Context. C) Exigence. D) Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 16. Which rhetorical appeal is based on the credibility or character of the speaker? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 17. Persuasion through appeals to the audience's emotions. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Immediate Audience. D) Inductive Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 18. The 'I Have a Dream' speech targeted which audiences? A) Civil rights activists and supporters. B) Government officials. C) General public. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. In the rhetorical triangle, who is the 'speaker'? A) The person or group who creates the text. B) The listener, viewer, or reader of a text. C) The topic of the text. D) The evidence presented in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The person or group who creates the text. 20. What is the purpose of Lincoln's use of the phrase "a great civil war" in the context of the Gettysburg Address? A) To downplay the significance of the conflict. B) To highlight the nation's resilience and endurance. C) To suggest that the war was unnecessary. D) To create a tone of hopelessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To highlight the nation's resilience and endurance. 21. What is the audiences' relation to the subject of the text? A) People who read the text can relate to the subject. B) Everyone lies and can easily connect with this topic. C) The audience can connect with humor. D) The audience can connect with disliking people in history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone lies and can easily connect with this topic. 22. When the writer/speaker appeals to the feelings of the reader; drawing pity from an audience; inspiring anger from an audience, etc A) Repetition. B) Rhetorical question. C) Logos or logical persuasion. D) Pathos or emotional persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos or emotional persuasion. 23. According to Kornfield's second chapter, the purpose of rhetorical analysis is to: A) Summarize what the author said. B) Examine how a message persuades its audience. C) Evaluate only grammar and style. D) Memorize the speech or text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Examine how a message persuades its audience. 24. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of a phrase for emphasis? A) Simile. B) Chiasmus. C) Anaphora. D) Anadiplosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 25. What Brand are they Apart Of? A) Nike. B) Adiddas. C) PUMA. D) New Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nike. 26. What is the purpose of the conclusion in a rhetorical analysis? A) To introduce new evidence and arguments not previously discussed. B) To reiterate whether the piece of communication accomplished its intended purpose and to answer "So what?" and "What next?" questions. C) To provide a detailed biography of the speaker or writer of the original work. D) To list all the rhetorical devices found in the work without explaining their significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reiterate whether the piece of communication accomplished its intended purpose and to answer "So what?" and "What next?" questions. 27. Define "logos" in the context of rhetorical appeals. A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to logic and reasoning. C) Appeal to ethics. D) Appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to logic and reasoning. 28. A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, art, music, or from history A) Alliteration. B) Authority. C) Anaphora. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 29. Which word best describes King's tone in the letter? A) Vehement. B) Bitter. C) Passionate. D) Loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehement. 30. What is the main idea the author is proving? A) Tone. B) Claim. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. ← 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