This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 58 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the "E" in SPACECAT stand for? A) Exigence. B) Example. C) Exit. D) Entire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exigence. 2. To appeal through convincing the audience of one's moral character. A) Arrangement. B) Ethos. C) Tone. D) Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 3. The catalyst, or event that inspires/influences the writer to compose the text. A) Speaker. B) Audience. C) Exigence. D) Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exigence. 4. Intentional and extreme exaggeration A) Enumeratio. B) Concession. C) Paradox. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 5. What are the three main rhetorical appeals? A) Ethos, pathos, logos. B) Ethos, similes, nouns. C) Eeny, meeny, miney. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos, pathos, logos. 6. What is occasion? A) What the piece is meant to achieve. B) The voice or author. C) Who is receiving the rhetorical message. D) The context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The context. 7. If a speaker wants to highlight the importance of taking immediate action, which rhetorical strategy should they use? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kairos. 8. What might a writer appeal to in order to heighten his/her credibility? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Kronos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 9. What does 'cites' mean in the context of rhetorical analysis? A) To summarize the main idea. B) To provide personal opinions. C) To reference another source. D) To create a new argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reference another source. 10. Ethos is an appeal to emotions A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. True or False:It's a good idea to start my analysis out by addressing the author's call to action. A) False:Most calls to action are emphasized at the end of a speech, essay, or letter. B) True:If it's a strong rhetorical choice to analyze, it doesn't matter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False:Most calls to action are emphasized at the end of a speech, essay, or letter. 12. What is the strategic purpose of Antony's repeated references to Caesar's will? A) To distract the audience from Brutus's speech. B) To incite the crowd's greed. C) To emphasize Caesar's generosity and counter the claim of ambition. D) To highlight Antony's own wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize Caesar's generosity and counter the claim of ambition. 13. How many points can a student earn in Row B if they do the following:A)Provide specific evidence to support all claims in a line of reasoning.AND COMMENTARY:B) Consistently explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning.ANDC) Explain how multiple rhetorical choices in the passage contribute to the writer's argument, purpose, or message. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 14. When Jefferson ends the Declaration of Independence with summary of why the colonies are disgruntled and explanation of what they are going to do about it (reject and renounce all allegiance to ..... Great Britain), he is following what rhetorical device? A) Building rapport with the audience. B) Establishing shared values. C) Presenting organized and well-prepared information. D) Using and citing reliable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presenting organized and well-prepared information. 15. A brief reference to a famous person, event, book, song, etc. The most commonly used one of these from a book comes from the Bible A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Diction. D) Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 16. Why does the instructor recommend practicing with two-column formatted texts? A) Because two-column texts contain more rhetorical devices. B) Because they help students write better thesis statements. C) Because they are easier to read than single-column texts. D) Because College Board passages are formatted in two columns with small margins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because College Board passages are formatted in two columns with small margins. 17. Why is a cemetery considered a "cultural landscape" ? A) Only wealthy families are buried there. B) It reflects change over time and a community's timeline of settlement and events. C) It is typically located next to stripmalls. D) It includes gravestones from all types of religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reflects change over time and a community's timeline of settlement and events. 18. Evaluate the effectiveness of the author's argument structure in Chapter 7 of "Alive." Does the structure make the points clear and convincing? A) Yes, the chronological order helps in understanding the sequence of events. B) No, the structure is confusing and lacks clarity. C) Yes, but only because of the detailed descriptions. D) No, the structure is too complex for the argument.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, the chronological order helps in understanding the sequence of events. 19. To persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain sentiments to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to authority. C) Appeal to logic. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to emotion. 20. Which rhetorical appeal is meant to establish the author's credibility? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Megas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 21. Which rhetorical appeal appeals to the audience's logic and reasoning? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 22. What word best describes, who is the writing directed towards? why? A) Subject. B) Audience. C) Speaker. D) Details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 23. What are the daily hours for the new schedule? A) 8:25 am-11 am. B) 8:15 am-1:55 pm. C) 8:15 am-3:15 pm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8:15 am-1:55 pm. 24. What is the main weakness of the thesis statement: "In her speech "People and Peace, Not Profits and War, " Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm argues against war" ? A) It lacks specificity in rhetorical strategies. B) It does not mention the audience. C) It is too long. D) It includes irrelevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It lacks specificity in rhetorical strategies. 25. What is the effect of an author using pathos in their writing? A) It appeals to the audience's sense of logic. B) It appeals to the audience's emotions. C) It provides factual evidence. D) It establishes the author's credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It appeals to the audience's emotions. ← 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