This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Analysis – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is consonance? A) The repetition of the same consonant sounds repeated in a group of words. B) The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely placed words. C) The repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants inside a line. D) The intentional use of words that sound like their meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of the same consonant sounds repeated in a group of words. 2. Read the following statement: "As a doctor with over 20 years of experience, I can assure you that this treatment is safe and effective."Which rhetorical appeal is being used in this statement? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the aboveTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. What is a figure of speech that is used to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is? A) Understatement. B) Symbolism. C) Allusion. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understatement. 4. The art of writing or speaking effectively, eloquently and persuasively A) Rhetoric. B) Repetitions. C) Rhetorical triangle. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 5. Define CLAIM A) A position to be argued. B) The art of speaking effectively. C) A shellfish from the bay area. D) A short story that engages the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A position to be argued. 6. What question does the instructor recommend students ask themselves when analyzing rhetorical choices? A) Why this choice for this audience on this occasion?. B) How does this connect to my personal experience?. C) What would I have written differently?. D) What literary devices can I identify in this passage?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why this choice for this audience on this occasion?. 7. An argument in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises. A) Anaphora. B) Ad hominem. C) Non sequitur. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non sequitur. 8. What is the final step of SPACECAT analysis? A) Write a critique of the author's writing style. B) Structure a rhetorical analysis essay. C) Summarize the author's biography. D) Focus only on the tone of the message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structure a rhetorical analysis essay. 9. Who is considered the father of rhetoric? A) Socrates. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 10. Which of the following statements BEST improves this statement: "the speaker uses logos in their argument" A) The speaker uses logos to enhance their argument. B) The speaker appeals to logic by developing a clear line of reasoning involving a long list of facts and statistical data. C) The speaker uses emotional anecdotes to connect with the audience. D) The speaker uses vivid imagery to paint a picture of the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker appeals to logic by developing a clear line of reasoning involving a long list of facts and statistical data. 11. 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. 12. Using an expert: A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 13. 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". 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. What rhetorical strategy focuses on facts, statistics, and logical reasoning? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 18. The action of reasoning systematically in support of an idea A) Claim. B) Thesis. C) Reasoning. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argument. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books