This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the significance of Muir mentioning the protection of the Calaveras Grove by Mr. Sperry? A) To criticize Mr. Sperry's efforts. B) To show that individual actions can make a difference. C) To argue that the grove is no longer in danger. D) To suggest that the grove is not worth protecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show that individual actions can make a difference. 2. Analyze the following thesis statement: "In her speech "People and Peace, Not Profits and War, " Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm develops her ethos as a common citizen and patriot and uses sentence fragments and parallel structure to develop her argument." What is the primary element missing? A) The audience's reaction. B) The specific purpose of the speech. C) The historical context. D) The emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The specific purpose of the speech. 3. The three points of the Rhetorical Triangle are: A) Speaker, Meaning, Appeals. B) Speaker, Audience, Subject. C) Figurative Language, Audience, Subject. D) Appeals, Meaning, Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker, Audience, Subject. 4. A writer can speed this up or slow this down through their use of simple or complex sentences, the use of punctuation for pauses, paragraph divisions, or by building in suspense. A) Syntax. B) Pacing. C) Diction. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacing. 5. Which phrase in paragraph [3] most effectively appeals to a sense of unity and shared struggle? A) It is true that we support the administration's civil rights bill. B) One man, one vote is the African cry. C) We must have legislation that will protect the Mississippi sharecropper. D) We march today for jobs and freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One man, one vote is the African cry. 6. True or False:All quotes must be imbedded on both the rhetorical analysis essay and the synthesis essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Should you include your own opinion in a Rhetorical Analysis? A) Yes. B) Sometimes. C) No. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 8. Who defined the three important elements that any persuasive text should contain? A) Plato. B) Socrates. C) Aristotle. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 9. Which rhetorical device involves giving human qualities to non-human things? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 10. How does Steve Jobs establish a sense of pathos in his speech? A) By criticizing other companies. B) By discussing his business achievements. C) By sharing his personal experiences and struggles. D) By using complex vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By sharing his personal experiences and struggles. 11. This appeal establishes knowledge and credibility. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 12. In rhetorical analysis, what does the term 'audience' refer to? A) The people who will read the analysis. B) The intended readers or listeners of the original text. C) The critics who review the text. D) The author of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The intended readers or listeners of the original text. 13. Who is considered the 'audience' in the rhetorical triangle? A) The person or group who creates the text. B) The listener, viewer, or reader of a text or performance. C) The topic of the text. D) The evidence presented in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The listener, viewer, or reader of a text or performance. 14. The body paragraphs of the Rhetorical analysis essay must include A) Assertion; Definition; Analysis. B) Textual evidence; Summary; Analysis. C) Assertion; Textual evidence; Analysis. D) Assertion; Textual evidence; Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertion; Textual evidence; Analysis. 15. Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or causes. A) Alliteration. B) Paradox. C) Expletive. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asyndeton. 16. What should you do immediately after reading a text? A) Write a summary. B) Determine the full audience and purpose. C) Take a break. D) Discuss with a friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine the full audience and purpose. 17. In the 7th paragraph, Albright's use of the phrase "sit sedately down" serves primarily to A) Suggest that women should remain composed and avoid confrontation. B) Express concern that activism may lead to instability. C) Imply that silence is a dignified response to inequality. D) Mock the idea that women should be passive in the face of progress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mock the idea that women should be passive in the face of progress. 18. Why does Marquez bring up this point? A) It appeals to the authority of the founding fathers regarding why Spanish should be allowed. (Ethos). B) It appeals to her audience's sense of patriotism. (Pathos). C) It grounds her argument in factual, evidence-based history and laws. (Logos). D) She's leveraging it as an argument as to why is now the time for a government-mandated language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It grounds her argument in factual, evidence-based history and laws. (Logos). 19. Which best describes the MODE or PATTERN OF ORGANIZATION in lines 49-63 ("In recent years ..... in her country")? A) Cause/Effect. B) Problem/Solution. C) Exemplification. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exemplification. 20. A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing. A) The Great Gatsby. B) Audience. C) Speaker. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 21. Greek for "hostile" tries to establish superiority over all others' opinions A) Propaganda. B) Pathos. C) Polemic. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polemic. 22. What does the acronym SPACE CAT stand for? A) Speaker, Purpose, Aim, Context, Exigence, Claims, Appeals, Tone. B) Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Claims, Analysis, Tone. C) Subject, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Claims, Appeals, Tone. D) Specific, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Claims, Appeals, Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker, Purpose, Aim, Context, Exigence, Claims, Appeals, Tone. 23. In the rhetorical triangle, who is the intended recipient of the message? A) Speaker. B) Audience. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 24. What is the primary purpose of the rhetorical devices used by the speaker? A) To confuse the audience. B) To persuade the audience. C) To inform the audience. D) To entertain the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To persuade the audience. 25. Remember the Ladies:which word choice means the same as "stir up" ? A) Favorable. B) Foment. C) Abhor. D) Providence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foment. ← 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