This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Devices – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Devices Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It was a real team effort. (Said by a coach after his team loses by forty points) A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 2. Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going'? A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Antimetabole. D) Amplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antimetabole. 3. $^{What is the meaning of the allusion?}$My friend was being a total Scrooge when I asked her to share her M&Ms. A) Not wanting to share. B) Excited about sharing. C) Throwing them all away. D) Counting the M&Ms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not wanting to share. 4. Which of the following best defines epizeuxis? A) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. B) Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses for emphasis. C) Immediate repetition of a word for emphasis. D) The use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediate repetition of a word for emphasis. 5. Which of these uses a direct address to the reader? A) It's not fair. B) I agree it's fine to do that. C) Do you think we should go?. D) The reader doesn't know what to think. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you think we should go?. 6. The inversion of usual word order A) Chiasmus. B) Anastrophe. C) Polysyndeton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anastrophe. 7. Appeals to the popularity of a practice or concept as a method of persuasion A) Bandwagon. B) Stereotyping. C) Loaded language. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 8. Sentence arrangement, word order. Type of sentence-simple or complex. Type of sentence:questions, exclamations, declarative, commands, rhetorical questions. Length of sentence-long or short Subtle shifts or abrupt changes in sentence lengths or patterns. Punctuation Use. Use of repetition. Language patterns/Rhythm/Cadence How all of the above contribute to pace. The use of active or passive voice A) Syntax. B) Hyperbole. C) Denotation. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 9. "Just like a moth drawn to a flameOh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."Is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 10. Combination of consonant sounds to create a displeasing sound. A) Cacophony. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Anaphora. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cacophony. 11. Inserting a useless but attention-grabbing word in front of your sentence in order to grab the audience's attention. Ex: "Look" or "listen" . A) Asterismos. B) Cacaphony. C) Anaphora. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asterismos. 12. Which of these is an example of Epistrophe? A) How long will vacation last? How long will school last? How long will life last?. B) Everyone loves Halloween. Kids love Halloween. Teens love Halloween. Parents love Halloween. C) This question is pretty easy. This question should have been answered already. This question is done. D) This could be the example, but maybe it isn't. This might be the example, but it's probably not it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone loves Halloween. Kids love Halloween. Teens love Halloween. Parents love Halloween. 13. How does the use of allusions enhance a speaker's argument? A) By introducing unrelated topics. B) By referencing familiar concepts that resonate with the audience. C) By making the argument more complex. D) By providing a detailed history of the subject matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By referencing familiar concepts that resonate with the audience. 14. Appealing to reason using facts and structure is a rhetororical appeal know as A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Egos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 15. "The snowflake sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds."What Rhetorical Device is shown? A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 16. Pathos is used to appeal to the audience's: A) Emotions. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) Timing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotions. 17. What is the purpose of using a rhetorical device in writing or speech? A) To confuse the audience. B) To enhance the persuasive effect. C) To provide factual information. D) To entertain the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enhance the persuasive effect. 18. How does the rebuttal respond to the counterclaim? A) It dismisses the concerns of businesses and consumers. B) It argues that the long-term benefits of alternatives outweigh short-term costs. C) It suggests banning plastics without addressing economic impacts. D) It supports the continued use of single-use plastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It argues that the long-term benefits of alternatives outweigh short-term costs. 19. Three clauses, the most important at the end A) Parallel construction. B) Tricolon crescens. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tricolon crescens. 20. The repetition of the same grammatical forms in a text is called ..... A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 21. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant A) Jargon. B) Euphemism. C) Irony. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 22. "They just can't get my nose right!" A) Tangled. B) The Incredibles. C) Aladdin. D) Frozen. E) The Nightmare Before Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tangled. 23. A rhetorical device that uses words or remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to criticize someone or something A) Irony. B) Sarcasm. C) Procatalepsis. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm. 24. In grammar is defined as two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure. For example:"We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom-symbolizing an end as well as a beginning ..... signifying renewal as well as change." A) Parallelism. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Antistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 25. *Style A) Refers to the author's choice of words, or diction, in a text. B) The emotion the author wanted the readers to feel while reading about the subject. C) The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect. D) None of the above. 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