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A quiz on the use of rhetorical devices and the practice of rhetoric
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SOAPSTone stands for...
Speaker, Occasion, Aristotelian triangle, Purpose, Subject
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone
Subject, Objective, Audience, Purpose, Speaker, Tone
Speaker, Occasion, Appeal, Purpose, Subject, Tone
2
Where did MLK Jr. give his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?
Jefferson Memorial
White House
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
3
Who said: "and that the government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Roosevelt
MLK
JFK
Lincoln
4
When Nixon had an independent audit done, this is an example of what?
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
5
Who won at the case between Corax and Tisias?
Both won
Corax
Tisias
Neither: the case was basically thrown out of court
6
When did MLK give his "I have a Dream" speech
October 31, 1969
November 18, 1966
August 28, 1963
April 12, 1960
7
What is SOAPSTone?
a mnemonic device used to analyze literature and poetry
a method to help readers rhetorically analyze a text
a strategy for writing rhetorical analysis essays
a series of questions to ask when reading a book
8
Malcolm X had great ideas but he was not very charismatic or eloquent
True
False
9
The purpose of Richard M. Nixon's so-called "Checkers speech" was primarily to
lampoon one of his opponents
diffuse a political scandal.
announce his campaign for office.
10
Who assasinated Malcolm X?
The KKK
White Supremicists
John Smith
Nation Of Islam
11
How does Roosevelt suggest the problem facing the national should be addressed?
Segregation
Action
More equal rights
Fear
12
"With the blood dripping down his jaws like a bloody-jawed wolf"
JFK
MLK
Roosevelt
MX
13
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” JFK
hyberbole
allusion
antithesis
parallelism
14
The fact that Nixon was a senator add what to his speech?
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
15
The A in SOAPSTone refers to
argument
accuracy
anecdote
audience
16
“A wise son maketh a glad father, / but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
parallelism
allusion
all of the above
antithesis
17
“Many are called, but few are chosen”
parallelism
repetition
tone
antithesis
18
What year did Malcolm X deliver The Ballot or the Bullet speech?
1962
1960
1964
1959
19
When Roosevelt said the country was paralyzed, what figure of speech is this?
personification
analogy
allusion
simile
20
and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."
anaphora
simile
rule of 3
parallelism
21
Nothing to fear but fear itself
metaphor
antithesis
anaphora
hyperbole
22
"When we see that
wounded traveler on the road to Jericho
, we will not pass to the other side."
allusion
anaphora
parallelism
antithesis
23
The A in SOAPSTone stands for
audience
argument
allusion
analyze
24
Trust me! I've done this a million times.
allusion
hyperbole
metaphor
repetition
25
“Now is the time to lift our nation from the
quicksands of racial injustice...
metaphor
personification
allusion
parallelism
26
"control the housing, control the education, control the jobs, control the businesses"
Abe Lincoln
Malcolm X
MLK
Nixon
27
Malcolm X was regarded well by most Americans when he delivered his B + B speech.
False
True
28
When did the March on Washington happened?
1963
1964
1978
1969
29
Which is the correct way to write the title of speeches?
"Checkers"
Checkers
Checkers
Checkers
30
“My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.”
rule of 3
parallelism
anaphora
allusion
31
"Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern."
JFK
Nixon
MLK
MX
32
What is ethos?
Mood
Character or personality
Emotions
Pride or prejudice
33
What is logos?
Feelings
Statistics, Reasoning
Appeal to emotions
34
The "P" in SOAPSTone
point
pathos
purpose
persuasion
35
What year was the "Checkers" speech?
1968
1952
1950
1960
36
Who said "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself"
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
William Shakespeare
President John F. Kennedy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
37
Ballot and the Bullet
anaphora
alliteration
methaphor
simile
38
It was the best of times,it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age...
allusion
tone
rhetorical question
anaphora
39
Who spoke at the March on Washington ?
FDR
JFK
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
40
How did this idiot get elected?
allusion
metaphor
parallelism
rhetorical question
41
Malcolm X wanted to educate Black Americans about Black Nationalism
False
True
42
"With the blood dripping down his jaws like a bloody-jawed wolf"
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
anaphora
43
What condition was the country in when Roosevelt gave his first inaugural speech?
The Great Depression
Korean War
World War II
Vietnam War
44
"We are met on a great battlefield of that war; we are met to dedicate a portion of it as the final resting place"
allusion
alliteration
simile
anaphora
45
Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
46
In Richard Nixon's famous Checkers speech, who or what was Checkers?
His pet cat
His daughter's dog
His childhood dog
The game "checkers"
47
"control the housing, control the education, control the jobs, control the businesses"
alliteration and anaphora
anaphora and rule of 3
allegory and repetition
metaphor and anaphora
48
What was Malcolm X's real name?
Mason X
Malcolm Luther
Malcolm Little
Malcolm king
49
The
S
in SOAPSTone means...
subject
syntax
synthesis
surmount
50
Malcolm X did not want to bring religion into his speech because he was not a believer
False
True
51
What is pathos?
The persuasive appeal of a speaker’s character
The emotional appeal to the heart of the listener
The logical appeal to the mind of the listener
52
"He got sense enough to look out for himself"
logos
allegory
alliteration
vernacular/colloquial
53
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. ~MLK, Jr.
rhetorical question
antithesis
anaphora
allusion
54
“Like father, like son” is an example of what rhetorical device?
antithesis
rhetorical question
parallelism
repetition
55
"Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern."
parallelism
rule of 3
allusion
analogy
56
The Inaugural address is...
The location of the White House.
The location of the inauguration.
The speech made by the former president saying goodbye.
The first speech the president makes to the American people.
57
Who said, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself"?
MLK
Barack Obama
Franklin Roosevelt
JFK
58
When did Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
September 11, 2001
November 19, 1863
April 20, 1813
October 31, 1956
59
When was Franklin Roosevelt first elected as president?
1928
1936
1940
1932
60
Who wrote The Ballot or The Bullet
MLK Jr.
Malcolm X
JFK
George C. Wallace
61
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
allusion
metaphor
parallelism
antithesis
62
When Nixon says: "My wife is sitting over here" it is an example of pathos
True
False
63
What is a similarity between Malcolm x's speech and Martin Luter King Jr.'s speech?
None of the above
Both promote peace
Both promote equal rights
Both speechs were given in the same city
64
What is rhetoric?
the art of writing poetry
the art of writing plays
the art of drawing
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
65
MX's main purpose in his speech was to get his audience to vote for Democrats
False
True
66
"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but
who would want to live in an institution?"
Mencken
rhetorical question
metaphor
hyperbole
repetition
67
"they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men..."
extended metaphor
anaphora
alliteration
simile
68
Malcolm X is now seen as one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement
True
False
69
Where was Malcolm X killed?
Massachusetts State Prison
Downtown Boston
His House, Queens
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
70
Language screens filter truth in the way different shades of glasses filter light.
metaphor
hyperbole
allusion
simile
