This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Exigence:The event(s) that prompt a speaker to make a claim. A) Abstract. B) Concrete. C) Purpose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concrete. 2. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Restatement. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 3. What does the 'C' in SPACE CAT represent? A) Context. B) Claims. C) Credibility. D) Composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 4. What is the purpose of using the prompt to your advantage? A) To provide textual evidence. B) To create a strong thesis statement. C) To analyze the rhetorical choices. D) To understand the rhetorical situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To understand the rhetorical situation. 5. Which appeal is best used in this sentence:"People will be roaming the streets, putting you and your family in danger unless you do something" A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Eros. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 6. What is the purpose of rhetorical analysis verbs? A) To analyze rhetorical moves. B) To entertain the reader. C) To confuse the reader. D) To summarize the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To analyze rhetorical moves. 7. Comparison of two unlike things or people USING like or as. Mark only one oval. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. What is the central idea of the text? A) Ericsson has lied to people and she is sad that she lies to them. B) Many philosophers have theorized over lying and why we do it. C) People have lied throughout history and will keep lying. We have to watch our politicians. D) Even though we know people lie, we have to be careful and understand the dangers of lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though we know people lie, we have to be careful and understand the dangers of lying. 9. The discussion of economic conditions affecting men's career choices primarily appeals to: A) Ethics. B) Emotion. C) Logic. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logic. 10. What is logos in rhetorical analysis? A) A rhetorical appeal to emotion and feelings. B) A rhetorical appeal to ethics and credibility. C) A rhetorical appeal to logic and reasoning, often using facts, statistics, and logical arguments to persuade an audience. D) A rhetorical device that focuses on the speaker's character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rhetorical appeal to logic and reasoning, often using facts, statistics, and logical arguments to persuade an audience. 11. What does each letter in the acronym SPACECAT mean? A) SpeakerPurposeAnalysisContextExigenceCharactersAppealsTheme. B) SpeakerPurposeAudienceContextExigenceChoicesAppealsTone. C) SpeakerPurposeAppealsChoicesEvidenceContextAudienceTone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SpeakerPurposeAudienceContextExigenceChoicesAppealsTone. 12. In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?"As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called 'Whiskers 'round the Light' ..... tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights." A) Imagery. B) Tone. C) Point of view. D) Sentence length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 13. How does the speaker use humor in her speech? A) By making fun of herself. B) By telling jokes. C) By comparing her criticism to throwing rocks. D) By using sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By comparing her criticism to throwing rocks. 14. The examples inside the dashes in lines 1-2 serve to emphasize ..... A) The formulaic manner in which most texts are studied. B) The broad applicability of the reading strategies that follow. C) The difference between the Declaration and works of imaginative literature. D) The difficulty of discerning authorial intention in a text. E) The variety of forms of writing that existed at the time of the Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The broad applicability of the reading strategies that follow. 15. A scheme in which a person or an abstract quality is directly addressed, present or not. A) Apostrophe. B) Epistrophe. C) Anastrophe. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 16. "I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar ..... " BEST fits which of the following devices? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 17. Where can we use rhetorical analysis? A) In any form of media (film, TV, Books, articles, social media etc.). B) In articles and informational texts only. C) In political media/texts. D) In commercials only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In any form of media (film, TV, Books, articles, social media etc.). 18. This is a LOGOS:Saga is more than a clothing brand, it is a lifestyle that celebrates the individuality and authenticity of each person. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. Usually means written word but anything that can be comprehended or investigated A) Subject. B) Text. C) Speaker. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text. 20. What does the instructor suggest about the prompt information regarding speaker and audience? A) It is only useful for identifying the passage's genre. B) It contains important contextual information that should be annotated. C) It should be skipped to save time for the essay. D) It should only be read after analyzing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains important contextual information that should be annotated. 21. Which rhetorical device is used when the author repeats the phrase "when you" to emphasize the urgency of the situation? A) Metaphor. B) Anaphora. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 22. Which is NOT one of the classical rhetorical appeals? A) Pathos. B) Vamos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vamos. 23. What is the main purpose of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'? A) To defend the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. B) To criticize the clergymen who opposed his actions. C) To promote the idea of violent protest. D) To seek sympathy from the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To defend the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. 24. Rhetorical analysis applies to more than just written texts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. When Jefferson uses words like 'most wholesome' and 'utterly neglected', what rhetorical strategy is he using? A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 26. When analyzing tone, it can be helpful to anticipate potential ..... A) Tone. B) Shifts. C) Diction. D) Rhetorical appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shifts. 27. The author develops the passage primarily through A) Accumulation of detail. B) Pro-and-con argument. C) Thesis followed by qualification. D) Assertion supported by evidence. E) Analysis of the ideas of other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accumulation of detail. 28. The author includes the examples of the two jailed tax dodgers in paragraph 17 in order to illustrate the A) Unfair and capricious quality of the law. B) Unjust conditions inside debtor's prisons. C) Political power that money possesses in America. D) Importance of paying one's taxes on time. E) Dire overreach of the prison system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unfair and capricious quality of the law. 29. What does every text have, whether poem, painting, or short story? A) A purpose. B) A speaking character. C) Use of symbolism. D) Argumentative structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A purpose. 30. What is the fourth tip for writing a strong rhetorical analysis? A) Use verbs other than 'use'. B) Use cause and effect language in your commentary. C) Use ethos, pathos, and logos. D) Use the prompt to your advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use verbs other than 'use'. ← 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