This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Techniques – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I have a dream today!I have a dream that one day down in Alabama ..... I have a dream today!I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, andevery hill and mountain shall be made low"What Rhetorical Device is used above? A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Extended Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 2. What is the EFFECT of using a metaphor? A) To illustrate a point and draw a comparison. B) To connect with the audience and establish credibility. C) To support an argument with facts and evidence. D) To build background and provide context on a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To illustrate a point and draw a comparison. 3. Which rhetorical appeal appeals to logic and reason? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 4. Criteria in an evaluation refers to ..... A) Categories and genres. B) The elements we use to evaluate a topic within its category. C) The appeal of an event or item to an audience. D) Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The elements we use to evaluate a topic within its category. 5. How does the 'Transfer' technique work in persuasion? A) Moving the audience from one location to another. B) Transferring money or resources. C) Displaying positive or negative qualities of one thing onto another to influence acceptance or rejection. D) Changing the topic of discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Displaying positive or negative qualities of one thing onto another to influence acceptance or rejection. 6. Questions which are voiced as questions but not expected to be answered; used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions. A) Generalization. B) Loaded Words. C) Connotation. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 7. Facts or information that indicates whether a view is true or valid, used to give weight to an argument or belief. A) Alliteration. B) Bias. C) Exaggeration. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 8. This is Information including data and statistics. A) Facts. B) Allusions. C) Anecdotes. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts. 9. What is the rhetorical technique called when conjunctions are omitted between words, phrases, or clauses? A) Polysyndeton. B) Asyndeton. C) Anaphora. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asyndeton. 10. This is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art A) Facts. B) Extended Metaphor. C) Diction. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 11. "Did you really think there wouldn't be a question like this?" A) Figurative Language. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Generalization. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 12. This is repeating a specific word or phrase to add emphasis to its meaning A) Extended metaphor. B) Repetition. C) Diction. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 13. When someone tells a short story about a real person or incident to make a point it is called A) Hard evidence. B) An anecdote. C) Comparing and contrasting. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anecdote. 14. What is hard evidence? A) Your personal feelings, which can be proven true or false. B) The opinion of someone with experience or knowledge of a subject. C) Evidence that is difficult for the average person to find or understand. D) The facts, which are proven true and cannot be disputed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The facts, which are proven true and cannot be disputed. 15. Repeating something that has already been said or written is conveniently called A) Refutation. B) Repetition. C) Imagery. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 16. If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and fieldwork speak for themselves. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 17. "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light." What persuasive technique has Dylan Thomas employed, in order to attract reader attention? A) Emotive langauge. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive langauge. 18. Which of the following is not a type of evidence used by writers? A) Expert Opinion. B) Statistical. C) Anecdotal. D) Logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical. 19. This is a comparison of two things without using or like that continues past one line or direct comparison A) Extended metaphor. B) Diction. C) Anecdote. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extended metaphor. 20. A good evaluation, and a good review, which is a lighter version of an evaluation, always includes A) A judgment about the subject. B) Emotions, values, and personal taste. C) Reasons, facts, and/or logic to back it up. D) Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasons, facts, and/or logic to back it up. 21. What term refers to the emotional appeal in persuasive writing or speech? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Cumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 22. A "counter" counterargument. You ..... the opposing side's points. A) Repeat. B) Regard. C) Refute. D) Refer to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refute. 23. What is the EFFECT of the following: "We shall prove ourselves once again ..... " A) To connect the speaker to the audience and the audience with each other. B) To emphasize a point and make it more memorable. C) To illustrate a point and evoke an emotional response. D) To establish the credibility or authority of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect the speaker to the audience and the audience with each other. 24. Making a comparison that shows a similarity between two unlike things (an extended metaphor) A) Parallelism. B) Restatement. C) Repetition. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 25. How an author presents themselves overall in the text is known as the author's A) Tone. B) Persona. C) Authority. D) Anecdote. 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