This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Devices – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Devices Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following is an example of what rhetorical device? "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." -John F. Kennedy A) Chiasmus. B) Allusion. C) Antistrophe. D) Anadiplosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chiasmus. 2. What is the best definition for charged language? A) Repetition of a specific phrase to create rhythm or structure. B) Referring to a well-known person, book, or institution. C) Word choice used to make the reader feel a specific emotion. D) A question that has a very obvious answer, meant to further the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word choice used to make the reader feel a specific emotion. 3. "WE ARE A PEOPLE in a quandry; WE ARE A PEOPLE in search of our future; WE ARE A PEOPLE trying to solve ..... " A) Anaphora. B) Antistrophe. C) Anadiplosis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 4. Using logical facts and real life examples is called- A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 5. What is the purpose of rhetorical devices? A) To persuade. B) To inform. C) To entertain. D) To explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To persuade. 6. When the speaker directly addresses a person or group of people A) Repetition. B) Juxtaposition. C) Analogy. D) Direct Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Address. 7. ..... for a very short TIME. TIME is tapping on my forehead ..... " A) Anaphora. B) Antistrophe. C) Anadiplosis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anadiplosis. 8. How does anaphora create emphasis in writing? A) Anaphora creates emphasis by repeating key phrases, enhancing emotional impact and memorability. B) Anaphora creates emphasis by introducing new ideas. C) Anaphora emphasizes by using complex vocabulary. D) Anaphora creates emphasis through random word placement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora creates emphasis by repeating key phrases, enhancing emotional impact and memorability. 9. Which of the following is an example of charged language? A) "I feel that you are men of genuine good will.". B) "Why direct action?". C) Thomas Jefferson said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I feel that you are men of genuine good will.". 10. Hyperbole can sometimes be both a rhetorical device and faulty reasoning. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. A question not intended to require an answer A) Sarcasm. B) Rhetorical question. C) Hypophora. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 12. "No, I don't want no scrubA scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me" -TLC A) Loaded Diction. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Diction. 13. Comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" A) Metaphor. B) Analogy. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 14. Where human feelings or sensations are attributed to an inanimate object. A) Simile. B) Paradox. C) Dialogue. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 15. Define invective. A) A type of poetry that praises someone or something. B) A speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. C) A formal agreement between two parties. D) A method of teaching that involves direct instruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. 16. What is the correct definition of chiasmus? A) An interrupting word or phrase used for emphasis. B) Reversing the grammatical order in two otherwise parallel phrases or sentences. C) An argument based on deductive reasoning that uses generalizations to reach specific conclusions. D) When the name of something is replaced with something related to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reversing the grammatical order in two otherwise parallel phrases or sentences. 17. Emotional appeals are meant to make the reader: A) Feel something. B) Calculate a math problem. C) Read quietly. D) Ignore the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel something. 18. The repetition of "if" in "if we are united in purpose, if we believe in the power of our shared vision" is an example of which device? A) Polysyndeton. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 19. "Tina tricked Tyler to take his tacos."This is an example of which rhetorical device? A) Metaphor. B) Conduplicatio. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 20. "I didn't know nothing; I was stupid; I was foolish." -Mariah Carey A) Alliteration. B) Analogy. C) Loaded Diction. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggeration. 21. What evidence is provided to support the reasoning? A) Plastics are convenient and cost-effective. B) Plastic waste contributes to significant ocean pollution and harms marine life. C) Single-use plastics are widely used in countries like Kenya and Rwanda. D) Alternatives to plastics are expensive and inconvenient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastic waste contributes to significant ocean pollution and harms marine life. 22. What is the best definition for allusion? A) A comparison of two extreme opposites. B) Referring to a well-known person, novel, or insitution. C) Word choice that makes the reader feel a specific emotion. D) A word or phrase that is repeated to add emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Referring to a well-known person, novel, or insitution. 23. TRUE or FALSE:Epistrophe is the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What is parallelism and why is it important in writing? A) Parallelism is important in writing because it improves readability and emphasizes connections between ideas. B) Parallelism is a type of punctuation used in writing. C) Parallelism is only important in poetry, not in prose. D) Parallelism refers to the use of complex vocabulary in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism is important in writing because it improves readability and emphasizes connections between ideas. 25. A two word paradox Ex:Deafening silence, alone together A) Oxymoron. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books