This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of the use of pathos? A) A speaker tells a heartwrenching story about youth homelessness. B) A speaker refers to a government official's remarks on youth homelessness. C) A speaker cites statistics on the number of homeless youth. D) A speaker quotes a famous celebrity about the issue of youth homelessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A speaker tells a heartwrenching story about youth homelessness. 2. What is the primary purpose of a rhetorical analysis in AP Lang? A) To summarize the text. B) To evaluate the effectiveness of the author's use of rhetorical strategies. C) To provide a personal opinion on the text. D) To compare the text to other works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate the effectiveness of the author's use of rhetorical strategies. 3. Identifying the features of a text AND explaining how the author uses these to develop the meaning or to achieve a particular effect. Identifies how language functions. A) Purpose. B) Analysis/Commentary. C) Exigence. D) Speaker/Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analysis/Commentary. 4. Which rhetorical appeal are you analyzing in the following step: "Explain how the evidence or logic strengthens the argument and makes sense to the audience." A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 5. What is the definition of "genre" ? A) Horror. B) K pop. C) Categories of communication/presentation. D) Affordances and constraints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Categories of communication/presentation. 6. If the speaker/writer is able to inspire emotions such as love, pity, justice, patriotism, hope, jealousy, anger, or fear, they are appealing to ..... A) Pathos. B) Vamos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 7. A figure of speech that compares or equates two or more things that have something in common A) Parallelism. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 8. Which appeal is used to enhance the speaker's credibility? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Mythos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 9. Figure of addition and emphasis which intentionally employs a series of conjunctions(and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) not normally found in successive words, phrases, or clauses. A) Polysyndeton. B) Personification. C) Syntax. D) Expletive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polysyndeton. 10. Which of the following is an example of something you might identify when analyzing ethos? A) Reputation, Authority, or Celebrities. B) Personal stories or powerful imagery. C) Examples and evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reputation, Authority, or Celebrities. 11. According to the video, what mistake do students often make when looking for rhetorical devices? A) They go on a 'scavenger hunt' for specific devices instead of reading naturally. B) They spend too much time on vocabulary definitions. C) They focus too much on identifying the author's purpose. D) They ignore the historical context of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They go on a 'scavenger hunt' for specific devices instead of reading naturally. 12. When you identify that a quote has cause-and-effect reasoning, are you analyzing ethos, pathos, or logos? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 13. Which rhetorical appeal would be most effective in a scientific presentation? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Mythos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 14. What does the speaker want the journalists to prioritize? A) Winning awards. B) Gaining popularity. C) Telling the truth. D) Making money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling the truth. 15. Sentence length, type, and structure. A) Syntax. B) Oxymoron. C) Asyndeton. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 16. Affiliate means A) Officially connected. B) Equally separated. C) From the city. D) Low class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Officially connected. 17. If using this strategy, a writer might use simple vocabulary, use an analogy to break down a complex topic into simpler terms, and present him or herself as an average Joe-a common person who can understand and empathize with a listener's concerns. A) Present multiple examples of statistics. B) Compare or contrast. C) Use of persuasive appeals. D) Plain folks appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plain folks appeal. 18. When evaluating the effectiveness of an argument, what is important to consider? A) The length of the argument. B) The use of complex vocabulary. C) The balance of ethos, pathos, and logos. D) The font size used in the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The balance of ethos, pathos, and logos. 19. What the speaker wants the audience to feel while listening; what he/she wants the audience to do after listening. A) Purpose. B) Form. C) Tone. D) Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose. 20. Define Pathos: A) An emotional appeal that affects your feelings through empathy, humor, or desire. B) A logical appeal that argues that something "makes sense". C) An ethical appeal that argues something or someone is morally "good" or "bad". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An emotional appeal that affects your feelings through empathy, humor, or desire. 21. How does King justify breaking some laws while obeying others? A) By arguing that unjust laws degrade a person's humanity. B) By stating that all laws should be followed without question. C) By claiming that laws are irrelevant to moral actions. D) By suggesting that laws are only guidelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By arguing that unjust laws degrade a person's humanity. 22. How does Martin Luther King Jr. show his credibility in the "I Have a Dream" speech? A) By telling jokes to make people laugh. B) By showing he is a leader who believes in peace and justice. C) By singing a song. D) By reading from a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By showing he is a leader who believes in peace and justice. 23. ..... is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. A) Pathos. B) Vamos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 24. A comparison between two objects without using the words like or as. A) Metaphor. B) Claim. C) Simile. D) Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 25. What the audience is supposed to understand and do after experiencing the speech A) Purpose. B) Message. C) Speaker. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose. ← 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