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1
The DOMINANT impression of this picture is best described as
happiness
triumph
solitude
anger
2
Which rhetorical mode tells a story?
Narrative
Exposition
Description
Definition
3
What is rhetoric?
A disease old people get
The art of writing and speaking effectively
A persuasive argument
A rock band
4
Which is NOT an example of an oxymoron?
tragic comedy
open secret
absolute joke
seriously funny
5
An author or speaker can create an appeal to logic through...
the use of strong , fitting analogies and metaphors
utilizing case studies, statistics, and facts
all of the above
the structure of the piece
6
Is this active or passive voice? Peter was throwing the football at practice.
passive
active
7
Which of the following is an example of apostrophe?
"O, death, where is your sting?"
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
"The ocean waves kissed the shore."
8
Visual details that support the impression of loneliness would be
The empty bench and empty bottle
The darkness of the solitary man
The barren dark trees
The fact that the man is alone
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of antithesis?
Money--the root evil; poverty--the fruit of goodness
It is raining cats and dogs.
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
10
What is "understatement"?
an exaggeration
a type of metaphor
a deliberate, ironic minimizing of significance
11
a term for a part of something that refers to the whole of something ("wheels" for car)
metaphor
synecdoche
12
What is an assertion?
a statement that presents a claim or thesis
a detail that provides support for a claim
a reason why something is true
a question that is not mean to be answered
13
The DOMINANT impression of this photo is best described as
terror
loneliness
defeat
solitude
14
An appeal to ethos involves...
Emotion
Logic
Credibility and ethics
All of the above
15
Which of the following does NOT apply to a "qualifier" in rhetoric?
It means one has overcome a hurdle.
it allows you to agree with a claim with exceptions
it tempers a claim
includes words like "usually," "perhaps," or "maybe"
16
When society comes up with a more polite way to say something, it's called a
slight
paradox
idiom
euphemism
17
The connotation of a word is its
meaning in context
literal meaning
18
Which of the following does NOT apply to "persona"?
It can be real or imagined.
the "voice" of the speaker
It means "mask" in Greek.
it gives human qualities to nonhuman things
19
An author creates pathos through the use of...
the structure and order of the piece
vivid diction, imagery, anecdotes, and inspirational quotes
none of the above
appealing to shared values
20
The dictionary definition of a word is its
denotation
connotation
21
Which is NOT an example of a logical fallacy?
Sapiens Magister
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
22
What is the definition of "syntax"?
word choice
the study of words
a deductive of formal logic
the way an author joins words into sentences
23
Which figurative device is "a seeming contradiction?"
paradox
oxymoron
methaphor
euphemism
24
Which of the following is an idiom?
You're barking up the wrong tree
Let's get back to the drawing board
The ball is in your court
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed
25
What type of work can be the basis of a parody? (click all that apply)
bible story
unknown poem
famous novel
news show
26
A word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun is a(n)...
analogy
anecdote
antecedent
aphorism
27
What is a caricature?
a description using imagery
a description which exaggerates a person's features
a brief description of a person's looks
a detailed description that captures a person's personality
28
Is this active or passive voice? Peter was thrown the football by Jack.
passive
active
29
replace the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated
metonomy
simile
30
An appeal to logos is...
all of the above
an appeal to proof
an appeal to reason
an appeal to logic
31
The way the author/speaker makes the reader feel is...
tone
mood
32
When writing a rhetorical analysis and the author uses pathos, which word is BEST to AVOID?
Empathy
Feeling
Pathos
Emotion
33
Jumbo-shrimp, icy-hot, and thundering-silence are all examples of....
methaphor
simile
oxymoron
analaogy
34
Pathos is an appeal to...
emotions
logic
credibility
hunger
35
Which of the following is NOT an element of satire?
absurdity
sarcasm
hilarity
irony
36
An author or speaker builds ethos by...
all of the above
appealing to a person's duty; shared ethics
citing credible sources
using his or her position or giving a confident delivery
37
Which is NOT an example of a colloquialism?
acerbic
swag
YOLO
3-way (for chili)
38
Which of the following is NOT an example of a rhetorical mode?
argumentation
exposition
narration
fiction
39
True or false? Narratives can have elements of description and vice versa?
False
True
40
The author's attitude toward a subject is his/her...
mood
perspective
tone
