Year 9 Rhetoric quiz 8

Complete the line from Elizabeth I: 'I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the...'

• ...heart and courage of a king.'

• ...soul and courage of a king.'

• ...heart and stomach of a king.'

• ...soul and stomach of a king.'

Elizabeth I's troops were defending England against:

• The Spanish Armada

• Operation Barbarossa

• Napoleonic invasion

• D-Day

In his speech at Caesar's funeral, Marc Anthony repeats:

• 'Was this ambition?'

• 'Brutus is an honourable man.'

• 'Brutus says he was ambitious.'

• 'Friends, Romans, countrymen.'

Marc Anthony's repetition of 'Brutus is an honourable man' is an example of:

• Anecdote

• Dialysis

• Antithesis

• Verbal irony

Hyperbole is:

• Questions

• Opposites

• Exaggeration

• Repetition

Which of these is an example of hyperbole?

• We must take action. We must move forward.

• How would you feel if this was you?

• Stay safe; don't take risks

• This will ruin the lives of everyone and everything.

1. What is rhetoric?

• The art of flattery

• The art of instruction

• The art of persuasion

• The art of war

Convergence is

• Where a writer or speaker uses language to widen the gap between them and their audience.

• When a writer or speaker uses language to narrow the gap between them and their audience.

Which is the correct spelling?

• Definatley

• Definitely

Which sentence uses a semi-colon correctly?

;

• I gave commands; all smiles stopped.

• Although I was cross; I went along with it anyway.