Rhetorical Strategies Quiz

What rhetorical strategy does Wiesel use when referencing his father’s respected position in the community?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which rhetorical strategy is used by Wiesel to appeal to emotions of fear and disbelief?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What does Wiesel use to establish credibility in his narrative?

• Logical reasoning

• Emotional appeal

• His father’s respected position

• Humor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which rhetorical strategy involves logical progression and reasoning?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1C

What rhetorical device is used in the phrase "The train stopped in an empty field. The world had become a hermetically sealed cattle car"?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the purpose of using rhetorical questions in the text?

• To provide answers

• To express disbelief and incomprehensibility

• To create a vivid image

• To exaggerate a situation

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which literary device is characterized by the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

• Hyperbole

• Anaphora

• Parallelism

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

What literary device is used when contrasting the indifference of the Hungarian police with the suffering of the Jewish people?

• Juxtaposition

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which phrase is an example of an oxymoron?

• Terrifying joy

• Night had fallen

• Selection

• Our homes had been warm

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the purpose of using understatement in the phrase "We were no longer afraid of death"?

• To downplay the intense fear and trauma

• To highlight the joy of survival

• To emphasize the beauty of life

• To describe the comfort of home

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4