This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Devices – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Devices Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every mountain side. Let freedom ring ..... This ENTIRE excerpt is an example of? A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Parallelism. D) Repetition/Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 2. Use of part to express a whole"prora in portam navigavit" A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Synedoche. D) Prolepsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synedoche. 3. The mode of expression in language, Stylistic techniques refer to such things as diction, syntax, figurative language, imagery, selection of detail, sound effects, and tone. A) Denotation. B) Style. C) Allusion. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Style. 4. The author or narrator's attitude about the subject or toward the audience. Authors develop this through the use of specific diction (choice of words), imagery, details, language and syntax. A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Figurative Language. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 5. Which of these is not a statistic A) 9 out of 10 people prefer orange cheese. B) 70% found the conditioner made their hair stronger. C) One in five of you will find this stressful. D) It take one person to change a lightbulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It take one person to change a lightbulb. 6. Seeks to express a thought or impression by under-emphasizing the extent to which a statement may be true A) Understatement. B) Metaphor. C) False Dichotomy. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understatement. 7. Identify the rhetorical device: "The classroom was a zoo after the final bell rang." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. A simile is a metaphor comparing things using what words? A) But, or. B) No, yes. C) Like, as. D) Kind of, maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like, as. 9. Which term refers to the perfect timing to make an argument more effective? A) Anaphora. B) Kairos. C) Syntax. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kairos. 10. What type of language is often used in pathos? A) Logical and analytical language. B) Emotional and descriptive language. C) Technical and precise language. D) Formal and academic language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional and descriptive language. 11. "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!" is an example of ..... A) Repetition. B) Symbolism. C) Allusion. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 12. Repeating something that has already been said or written. A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Repetition. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 13. Which of the following is an example of an anaphora? A) They want money. We need money. Nobody has money. B) Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers. C) Fish swim. Fish eat. Fish splash. D) What do you mean?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fish swim. Fish eat. Fish splash. 14. What rhetorical device is most effective in swaying the reader's view on the debate between human and robotic space exploration? A) Loaded Language. B) Direct Address. C) Rheotorical Questions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 15. What is the role of ethos in persuasion? A) To present statistical evidence. B) To establish the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness. C) To evoke strong emotional responses. D) To confuse the audience with complex jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness. 16. Which of the rhetorical devices is the following an example of?Dentists recommend Colgate toothpaste to their patients. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 17. The exam blew me away. A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. What is a list of three? A) A type of triangle. B) When you list lots of ideas. C) Three adjectives or reasons used to back up an idea. D) When you use three questions in your writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three adjectives or reasons used to back up an idea. 19. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:the use of imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person, thing, or idea. A) Characterization. B) Euphemism. C) Aphorism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. 20. Appeal to credibility A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 21. This is a case of the tail wagging the dog. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. What is the primary purpose of using rhetorical devices in writing? A) To confuse the reader. B) To enhance the argument's persuasiveness. C) To provide factual evidence. D) To summarize the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enhance the argument's persuasiveness. 23. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:a term that makes something seem more positive than it is. A) Characterization. B) Euphemism. C) Aphorism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 24. The weather outside was very nice; however, Jennifer was feeling very depressed. A) Shift. B) Antithesis. C) Parallelism. D) Logical Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shift. 25. What do you call it when you put a ! at the end of a sentence? A) An exclamatory phrase. B) An exclamation sentence. C) A proper sentence. D) Fun writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An exclamatory phrase. 26. Which rhetorical device appeals to logic and reason? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 27. What does the rhetorical device 'allusion' rely on? A) A question asked for effect. B) A comparison between two things. C) Repetition of consonant sounds. D) The reader's existing knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reader's existing knowledge. 28. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. A) Anaphora. B) Allusion. C) Metaphor. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 29. How is "Repetition" used in writing? A) Using the same word or idea multiple times for emphasis. B) Describing a scene with rich detail. C) Telling a fictional story. D) Appealing to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the same word or idea multiple times for emphasis. 30. Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country'? A) Amplification. B) Analogy. C) Allusion. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antimetabole. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Devices Quiz 9Rhetorical Devices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books