Ch 24 - Rhetoric

What was an essential skill for any upper-class Roman aspiring for a career in politics, law, or the army?

• Writing poetry

• Making speeches in public

• Painting

• Playing musical instruments

At what age did a young Roman typically start attending the school of the rhetor?

• 10 or 11

• 12 or 13

• 15 or 16

• 18 or 19

Which culture significantly influenced the study of rhetoric in Roman education?

• Egyptian

• Greek

• Persian

• Indian

Which of the following were recommended text for students studying rhetoric in Rome?

• Cicero’s speeches

• Livy’s history

• Homer’s Iliad

• Seneca’s writings

In the example of a far-fetched legal case, what did the father order his son to do?

• Marry the daughter of the pirate chief

• Divorce the daughter of the pirate chief and marry an orphan

• Join the army

• Become a lawyer

What rhetorical technique involves a series of sentences beginning with the same word or phrase?

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Tricolon

• Emotive language

Which rhetorical technique is characterized by the use of words beginning with the same letter?

• Anaphora

• Tricolon

• Alliteration

• Word pairs

In Barack Obama’s farewell address, which rhetorical technique is used in the phrase "patriots to choose republic over tyranny"?

• Anaphora

• Word pairs

• Tricolon

• Emotive language

Which rhetorical technique involves a group of three phrases or clauses of similar grammatical structure?

• Anaphora

• Tricolon

• Alliteration

• Emotive language

Which emotions is Barack Obama's speech designed to evoke in the audience? How do rhetorical techniques contribute to this?