This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Strategies – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Novel, Play, Biography, Haiku A) Aristotelian appeals. B) Genres. C) Imagery. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genres. 2. Giving human qualities to something that is inanimate or an animal ..... "The sun smiles at me in the morning ..... " A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 3. Pathos is the appeal to A) Logic. B) Free spirits. C) Religion. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotion. 4. Which rhetorical strategy relies on logical arguments and evidence? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 5. Why might an author use a strawman fallacy in their argument? A) To strengthen their own argument by misrepresenting the opponent's. B) To appeal to the audience's emotions. C) To provide evidence for their claims. D) To establish their credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To strengthen their own argument by misrepresenting the opponent's. 6. A rhetorical device used to get people to stop thinking and to start feeling A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Paralleism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 7. When trying to convince someone to buy a car, it would be wise to use A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. Which of the following is an example of tone? A) Opinion. B) Laughter. C) Courageous. D) Explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Courageous. 9. When MLK compares himself to the Apostle Paul A) Ethos because he's showing they can trust him, since he is like Paul. B) Pathos because he wants them to feel ashamed that they hated Paul. C) Logos because it makes sense to agree with what he's saying, since Paul was also an equal rights activist. D) Memos because he's reminding them that they are all clergymen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos because he's showing they can trust him, since he is like Paul. 10. I know that you have many choices when you are looking for a nanny, but I hope you can consider how many years I have worked in childcare. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 11. "You're my kryptonite" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. Definition:a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part. "boots on the ground" for soldiers being deployed in an area A) Syndecdoche. B) Paradox. C) Zeugma. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syndecdoche. 13. Determine the author's point of view in a text where the rhetoric is particularly effective. A) Neutral. B) Biased. C) Objective. D) IndifferentTagsGA.ELAGSE11-12RI6DOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biased. 14. Connotative word meanings are A) Words used to create tone/show an author's attitude on a subject. B) Associations with words that can be emotional, cultural, and/or personal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Associations with words that can be emotional, cultural, and/or personal. 15. Which rhetorical strategy appeals to emotions? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 16. Which rhetorical strategy relies on the use of statistical data in a misleading way to support a claim? A) Misuse of statistics. B) Name calling. C) Bribery. D) Snob appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misuse of statistics. 17. How does pathos influence an audience in a piece of writing? A) By using logical reasoning. B) By appealing to emotions. C) By establishing the author's credibility. D) By simplifying complex ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By appealing to emotions. 18. In media advertisements using snob appeal, the product is often shown in association with: A) Luxurious settings or lifestyles. B) Common and relatable situations. C) Affordable price tags. D) Everyday people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luxurious settings or lifestyles. 19. A term that describes the various classifications of literary works (comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, etc.) A) Gyre. B) Grammar. C) Genre. D) Gothic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genre. 20. What does it mean to appeal to the moral sense of the audience? A) To influence people to be ethical people and choose right from wrong. B) To acknowledge the other side of the argument. C) To tell stories. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To influence people to be ethical people and choose right from wrong. 21. What should you do with your presentation now? A) Not delete it. B) Leave all of the information on it. C) Make sure that it is viewable via shareable link (if a Google slide). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. A protagonist who as a character is a failure is an example of A) Archetype. B) Antihero. C) Stock character. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antihero. 23. Which of the following best defines "ethos" ? A) An appeal to the audience's emotions. B) An appeal to logic and reason. C) An appeal based on the speaker's credibility. D) An appeal to tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An appeal based on the speaker's credibility. 24. Convincing people by making them fearful if they don't agree with you A) Logos. B) Appeal to Fear. C) Imagery. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Fear. 25. Bryce was as tall as a skyscraper. A) Cliche. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Strategies Quiz 1Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 2Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 3Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 5Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 6Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 7Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 8Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 9Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books