Rhetorical Devices Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of Juxtaposition?

Finding similarities between two unlike things in an extended comparison.

Persuading someone using credibility--how certain people deserve respect due to wisdom or their position.

Contrasting things by putting opposite terms, sentences, or concepts next to one another.

Persuading someone using facts, figures, historical data, or statistics.

Persuading someone using emotion--the speaker makes you happy, sad, upset, worried, etc.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of Analogy?

Finding similarities between two unlike things in an extended comparison.

Persuading someone using credibility--how certain people deserve respect due to wisdom or their position.

Contrasting things by putting opposite terms, sentences, or concepts next to one another.

Persuading someone using facts, figures, historical data, or statistics.

Persuading someone using emotion--the speaker makes you happy, sad, upset, worried, etc.

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of Ethos?

Finding similarities between two unlike things in an extended comparison.

Persuading someone using credibility--how certain people deserve respect due to wisdom or their position.

Contrasting things by putting opposite terms, sentences, or concepts next to one another.

Persuading someone using facts, figures, historical data, or statistics.

Persuading someone using emotion--the speaker makes you happy, sad, upset, worried, etc.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of Pathos?

Finding similarities between two unlike things in an extended comparison.

Persuading someone using credibility--how certain people deserve respect due to wisdom or their position.

Contrasting things by putting opposite terms, sentences, or concepts next to one another.

Persuading someone using facts, figures, historical data, or statistics.

Persuading someone using emotion--the speaker makes you happy, sad, upset, worried, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of Logos?

Finding similarities between two unlike things in an extended comparison.

Persuading someone using credibility--how certain people deserve respect due to wisdom or their position.

Contrasting things by putting opposite terms, sentences, or concepts next to one another.

Persuading someone using facts, figures, historical data, or statistics.

Persuading someone using emotion--the speaker makes you happy, sad, upset, worried, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

Analogy

Juxtaposition

Ethos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions."

Analogy

Juxtaposition

Ethos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Which of the following is the best definition of Juxtaposition?

Which of the following is the best definition of Analogy?

Which of the following is the best definition of Ethos?

Which of the following is the best definition of Pathos?

Which of the following is the best definition of Logos?

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 50 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"It's a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it 'self-evident.' Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."

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Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Which of the following is the best definition of Juxtaposition?

Which of the following is the best definition of Analogy?

Which of the following is the best definition of Ethos?

Which of the following is the best definition of Pathos?

Which of the following is the best definition of Logos?

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?"That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?"Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 50 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?"It's a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it 'self-evident.' Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference."

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Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 50 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best."

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"It's a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it 'self-evident.' Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"

Which Rhetorical Device is demonstrated in the below quote?

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."