This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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'. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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.". 14. 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. 15. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 16. Identify the diction term.The baby began to talk: "car, mom, cat ..... " A) Cacophonous. B) Euphonius. C) Monosyllabic. D) Polysyllabic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monosyllabic. 17. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent words? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 18. Which of the following rhetorical devices refers to the credibility of the author/speaker? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Migos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. What should NOT be included in your Summary and Rhetorical Analysis essay? A) A summary of the article. B) Your analysis of the article. C) Your opinion about the article. D) A Works Cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your opinion about the article. 20. What is the author's purpose if the text is primarily focused on explaining the steps of a scientific experiment? A) To persuade. B) To inform. C) To entertain. D) To express. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform. 21. Read the line: "I believe that a man's worth as a public servant must be measured by the totality of his acts and not just what he may have received as a gift." How does this idea develop Nixon's argument? A) It emphasizes judging his character based on his career as a whole. B) It suggests that receiving gifts is acceptable for all politicians. C) It avoids addressing public criticism altogether. D) It implies that moral judgment should be suspended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes judging his character based on his career as a whole. 22. ..... who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice;" .This is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Anaphora. B) Allusion. C) Antithesis. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 23. Which of the following rhetorical elements in demonstrated in Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention? "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts." A) Rhetorical question. B) Logos. C) Figurative language. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative language. 24. What is the rhetorical element that utilizes trusted brands and public figures? A) Delta. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 25. Who is the main character in Oh, the Places You'll Go? A) Dr. Seuss. B) You are!. C) An unnamed narrator. D) There are no characters in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are!. ← 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