Rhetoric: Practice Quiz

Rhetoric is...

• the art of speaking or writing effectively.

• the available means of persuasion.

• making choices to paint a picture.

• using rhetoric when you give a speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A rhetorical device uses words in a certain way to convey meaning or to ________________.

• persuade

• compare

• analyze

• argue

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In the speech I Have A Dream ,the phrase "Five score years ago..." is an allusion to what other famous historical speech?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Ballot or the Bullet

• Segregation Now, Segregation Forever

• We Shall Overcome

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

______ sets the tone of a piece of a speech or a piece of writing.

• Style

• Rhetorical devices

• Diction

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"I came. I saw. I conquered." is an example of _____________.

• asyndeton

• anaphora

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

A question that is asked and then immediately answered is called a rhetorical question.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

All of these words mean to "convince someone." Which word has the most negative connotation?

• persuade

• manipulate

• convince

• entice

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

______________ refers to the choice of words and style of expression that an author makes and uses in their writing.

• Appeal

• Exposition

• Tone

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Mildred ran from the parlor like a native fleeing an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

• allusion

• rhyme

• repetition

• asyndeton

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

She seems to beam rays of sunshine with her eyes of green. They're some creeps I wouldn't meet if you payed me a heap of cash!

• assonance

• repetition

• rhyme

• hypophora

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4