SOAPSTone Quiz

What is rhetoric?

• An element of MLA Format

• A type of essay

• A rhetorical question

• The art of persuasion

What does the 1st S in SOAPSTone stand for?

• Speaker

• Syntax

• Subject

• Sentence

What does the P in SOAPSTone stand for?

What is tone?

• The author's style

• The author's attitude toward the subject

• The author's sound of voice

• The way a text sounds

What word best describes, what prompted the writing in the first place? What is happening in the world during the time of the writing?

• Occasion

• Subject

• Tone

• Purpose

What word best describes, WHY a text was written?

• Audience

• Subject

• Tone

• Purpose

What word best describes, who are they? what have they accomplished? gender? race? education? what do you know about them prior to reading?

• Speaker

• Subject

• Audience

• Tone

Who is the target audience of this quote?

• The rich

• Educators

• Parents

• Children

What is the purpose of this quote?

• To motivate

• To persuade people into buying cars

• To sell motor oil

• To warn against violence

Which of these is the best possible occasion for this Burger King ad?

• Burger King has partnered with Netflix for a new season of Stranger Things

• Burger King wants to celebrate Halloween

• Burger King has run out of ideas

• Burger King wants to compete with a new burger from McDonald's