This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does 'occasion' refer to in the context of an argument? A) The specific circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding the creation of a text. B) The emotional response of the audience. C) The evidence used to support an argument. D) The main topic of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The specific circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding the creation of a text. 2. Using an expert: A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. Which of the following examples of connotative language has the strongest negative connotation regarding the destruction of trees? A) "dancing-floor". B) "ghastly disfigured ruin". C) "primeval beauty". D) "majestic arms". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "ghastly disfigured ruin". 4. The best definition for rhetoric is: A) The art of analyzing data and statistics. B) The art of studying of historical events and their impacts. C) The art of persuasion through effective communication. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The art of persuasion through effective communication. 5. Define ALLUSION A) A mysterious trick. B) A short story about somebody. C) A reference to something familiar or well-known in history, mythology, art, media, or literature. D) When you speak of somebody in the 3rd person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A reference to something familiar or well-known in history, mythology, art, media, or literature. 6. Comparison of two unlike things or people WITHOUT using like or as. Mark only one oval. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. What rhetorical strategy focuses on facts, statistics, and logical reasoning? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. The action of reasoning systematically in support of an idea A) Claim. B) Thesis. C) Reasoning. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argument. 9. What is subject? A) The context of a piece. B) What the piece is meant to achieve. C) The main topic or argument. D) The voice or author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main topic or argument. 10. Which rhetorical device involves the placing of two things closely together to emphasize the comparisons or contrasts? A) Asyndeton. B) Parallel Structure. C) Juxtaposition. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 11. When is the Rhetorical Analysis Infographic project due? A) Today, at 11:59 PM. B) Monday, March 8th, at 11:59 PM. C) Last week. D) We have a project?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monday, March 8th, at 11:59 PM. 12. In order to instill justice, we need to change the very systems themselves. This is an example of: A) Claim of Fact. B) Claim of Value. C) Claim of Policy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim of Policy. 13. When Jefferson states, "Prudence, instead, will dictate that ..... Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes ..... ", what rhetorical strategy is he employing? A) Shaved values and beliefs. B) Portraying a contrary opinion. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portraying a contrary opinion. 14. What is 'exigence' in the context of argument? A) What compels or makes a rhetor to speak or create an argument. B) The emotional appeal used by a speaker. C) The evidence presented in the text. D) The main topic of the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What compels or makes a rhetor to speak or create an argument. 15. Step Two involves ..... A) Choosing a speech. B) Annotating. C) Annotating and completing the Rhetorical Analysis Guide. D) Completing the Rhetorical Analysis Guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annotating and completing the Rhetorical Analysis Guide. 16. What is Kennedy's purpose for giving this speech? A) To present a chronology of human achievements. B) To highlight the strength of America's scientific knowledge. C) To encourage the public to support the United States in the race to reach the moon. D) To compare America's technological advancements with those of rival nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To encourage the public to support the United States in the race to reach the moon. 17. What is the effect of using hyperbole in a speech or composition? A) A gross exaggeration to make an effect or to highlight something. B) The repetition of the same consonant sounds. C) The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next. D) The repetition of a phrase for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gross exaggeration to make an effect or to highlight something. 18. When should a student writer use SPACECAT? A) When writing an original argument. B) When synthesizing multiple texts. C) When analyzing the rhetoric in a text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When analyzing the rhetoric in a text. 19. What word best describes, what prompted the writing in the first place? what is happening in the world during the time of the writing? A) Occasion. B) Subject. C) Tone. D) Level of Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occasion. 20. Which of the following is the best definition of 'persona' in the context of an argument? A) The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience. B) The main topic of the argument. C) The emotional response of the audience. D) The evidence used to support the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience. 21. The spread of ideas and information to further a cause A) Refutation. B) Rhetorical appeals. C) Concession. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 22. Giving human attributes to something that is not alive. Example:Can you see that stars winking at you? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 23. How should the 'how' and 'what' be ordered in a thesis statement for a rhetorical analysis? A) The 'what' should come before the 'how'. B) The 'how' should come before the 'what'. C) It doesn't matter which comes first. D) Neither should be included in the thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 'how' should come before the 'what'. 24. How does the author use ethos, pathos, and logos to be persuasive? A) By entertaining the audience. B) By establishing credibility, emotional connection, and logical reasoning. C) By confusing the audience with complex arguments. D) By avoiding any appeals to the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By establishing credibility, emotional connection, and logical reasoning. 25. Define ANECDOTE A) Anti-poison treatment. B) A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. C) Comparing two things without using "like" or "as". D) The art of speaking effectively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. 26. An appeal to trust, credibility, and ethics is an appeal to ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 27. What must a rhetorical analyst (you the student) consistently do with a text? A) Search for use of rhetorical devices and strategies. B) Search for only the meaning of the text. C) Persuade the reader to think or do something. D) Ignore the text until it goes away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Search for use of rhetorical devices and strategies. 28. At what points does the author shift their tone? A) Ericsson shifts to an aggravated tone when she talks about politicians she despises. B) Ericsson does not have any specific tone in her piece. C) Ericsson shifts her tone when she is discussing serious topics such as the section "Ignoring the Plain Facts.". D) Ericsson keeps the same humors tone in every section in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ericsson shifts her tone when she is discussing serious topics such as the section "Ignoring the Plain Facts.". 29. What is one aspect to consider about the speaker's background? A) Their favorite song. B) Their back story. C) Their favorite animal. D) Their favorite season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their back story. 30. Which appeal is best used in this sentence:"Without the animation techniques used in The Nightmare before Christmas, we never would have had classics like Coraline or Frankenweenie" A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Eros. 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