Rhetoric Quiz

What is rhetoric?

• The art of writing or speaking to persuade, inform, or express thoughts

• The study of historical events

• A type of poetry

• A mathematical theory

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is NOT one of Aristotle's three types of appeals?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Chronos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos is an appeal to what?

• Emotions

• Credibility

• Logic and reasoning

• Visual imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using like or as

• A comparison without using like or as

• A question without a direct answer

• A contrasting relationship between two ideas

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question with a direct answer

• A question without a direct answer

• A comparison using like or as

• A contrasting relationship between two ideas

What is the definition of propaganda?

• Ideas used to entertain people

• Ideas used to influence people's thinking or behavior

• Ideas used to educate people

• Ideas used to confuse people

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are "glittering generalities" in propaganda?

• Use of negative words to describe a product

• Use of words that evoke a positive emotional response

• Use of everyday people to sell a product

• Use of symbols to relate to a product

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the "plain folks" technique in propaganda?

• Using famous people to endorse a product

• Using everyday people to sell a product

• Using negative symbols to describe a product

• Using positive words to describe a product

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical device involves the use of successive clauses or sentences that begin with the same word[s]

• rhetorical question

• antithesis

• anaphora

• understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an understatement?

• extreme exaggeration

• weaken or soften a statement

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• contrasting relationship between two ideas

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6