This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Techniques – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses repetition effectively? A) What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies within us. B) Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out alive. C) To be successful, overcome your loudest critic:you. D) Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else. TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies within us. 2. Which rhetorical technique involves asking a question where the answer is already implied? A) Jargon. B) Bias. C) Assertion. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 3. Words that take the place of nouns, used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy. A) Adjectives. B) Pronouns. C) Connotation. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronouns. 4. Is the following statement a judgment or an evaluation?"A business degree is more valuable than an English degree." A) Judgment. B) Evaluation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judgment. 5. What is the rhetorical technique of raising questions and then proceeding to answer them? A) Hypophora. B) Understatement. C) Parallelism. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypophora. 6. "Are you tired of constant interruptions?" "Do you want to be the best you can be?" Both questions are designed to make the reader think, and are therefore examples of ..... A) Rhetorical Answers. B) Rhetorical Questions. C) Hyperbolic Questions. D) I&S Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Questions. 7. Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen! A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 8. What is the main difference between a metaphor and a simile? A) A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as'. B) A simile states that one thing is another. C) A metaphor asserts that one thing is another. D) A simile exaggerates for effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A metaphor asserts that one thing is another. 9. "You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make itYou start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyesYou're paralyzed'Cause this is thriller, thriller nightAnd no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike."- "Thriller" by Michael JacksonThis excerpt is an example of: A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Parallelism. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 10. What does personification involve? A) Giving human attributes to non-human things. B) Comparing two different things. C) Exaggerating for emphasis. D) Simplifying complex ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving human attributes to non-human things. 11. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."The above excerpt is an example of which rhetorical appeal? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 12. The representation of something as greater than actually is the case, used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points. A) Exaggeration. B) Groups of 3. C) Evidence. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggeration. 13. Which technique involves repeating the last word of one phrase at the beginning of the next? A) Chiasmus. B) Anadiplosis. C) Asyndeton. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anadiplosis. 14. How is hypophora commonly used in writing? A) To form questions that readers are likely to have on their minds. B) To present contrasting ideas in a balanced way. C) To omit conjunctions and accelerate a passage. D) To repeat a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To form questions that readers are likely to have on their minds. 15. Another word for persuade is A) Convince. B) Destruct. C) Motivate. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convince. 16. What is the term for a persuasive technique that appeals to the popularity or herd mentality of a group? A) Bandwagon. B) Name Calling. C) Synthetic Personalization. D) Inclusive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 17. What does the militia group quote 'WAR! SECURE THE BORDER NOW!' primarily demonstrate? A) An ethical appeal based on the speaker's credibility. B) A logical appeal using statistical evidence. C) A balanced combination of all three appeals. D) An emotional appeal designed to create urgency and fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An emotional appeal designed to create urgency and fear. 18. Which of these is most similar to an anecdote? A) Imagery. B) Repetition. C) Narration. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narration. 19. Identify the rhetorical technique used in the following sentence:'The pen is mightier than the sword.' A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. This is word choice used; consider the connotation of specific words used to convey emotion A) Diction. B) Allusion. C) Repetition. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 21. What does 'Snob Appeal' attempt to do? A) Eliminate social distinctions. B) Appeal to people's desire to be part of an exclusive or superior group. C) Focus on practical, everyday benefits. D) Make everyone feel equally important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to people's desire to be part of an exclusive or superior group. 22. This technique is when the speaker presents something as greater/bigger than it actually is. A) Generalization. B) Exaggeration. C) Credibility. D) Attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggeration. 23. What is a rhetorical question primarily used for? A) To provide a detailed explanation. B) To draw a concluding statement from facts. C) To introduce a new topic. D) To answer a complex question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To draw a concluding statement from facts. 24. Persuades using a person's credibility A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 25. Which rhetorical technique is NOT used in this example?Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, "Well done?" Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work?" Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today say, "Let's have four more years of this?" A) Rule of Three. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Evidence / Facts. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence / Facts. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Techniques Quiz 1Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 2Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 3Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 4Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 5Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 7Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 8Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 9Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books