Rhetoric Quiz

What is a rhetorical device?

• A device used to persuade an audience

• A device used to entertain an audience

• A device used to inform an audience

• A device used to confuse an audience

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Which of the following is a rhetorical device?

• Metaphor

• Fact

• Statistic

• Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What are ethos, pathos, and logos?

• Rhetorical devices

• Rhetorical appeals

• Rhetorical strategies

• Rhetorical analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal appeals to logic and reason?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is rhetorical analysis?

• Analyzing the effectiveness of rhetorical devices

• Analyzing the structure of a speech

• Analyzing the emotions of an audience

• Analyzing the credibility of a speaker

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is a rhetorical strategy?

• Repetition

• Facts

• Statistics

• Definitions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the purpose of using rhetorical appeals?

• To entertain the audience

• To confuse the audience

• To persuade the audience

• To inform the audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal appeals to emotions and feelings?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the purpose of rhetorical analysis?

• To analyze the effectiveness of rhetorical devices

• To analyze the structure of a speech

• To analyze the emotions of an audience

• To analyze the credibility of a speaker

Which of the following is a rhetorical strategy?

• Anecdote

• Facts

• Statistics

• Definitions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8