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Oedipus Quiz - Rhetoric

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of tone?

a)

The author's/speaker's attitude

b)

The author's/speaker's interpretative dance

c)

The author's/speaker's song

2.

Purpose could best be defined as:

a)

Reason for speaking

b)

Cause for break-dancing

c)

Call for attention

d)

Hollering at the audience

3.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

"the great goddess, giver of all good things"

b)

" Apollo, Apollo, god of the wild cry"

c)

"This is my blood, my nature"

d)

"You're looking at him. He's your man."

4.

Which classical appeal is best presented in this ad?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

5.

What is the definition of ethos?

a)

Appeal to the trust of the audience

b)

Appeal to logic

c)

Appeal to emotions

6.

What is the definition of pathos?

a)

Appeal to the trust of the audience

b)

Appeal to logic

c)

Appeal to emotion

7.

Which classical appeal is best represented in this ad?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

8.

What is the definition of logos?

a)

Appeal to trust of the audience

b)

Appeal to logic

c)

Appeal to emotion

9.

Which classical appeal is best represented by this ad?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

10.

What do we call a moment in literature where the audience is aware of something that the characters are not?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Kelly Irony

d)

Dramatic Irony

11.

What type of irony is most akin to sarcasm

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situation Irony

c)

Kelly Irony

d)

Dramatic Irony

12.

"Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him,

Now as we keep our watch and wait the final day,

count no many happy till he dies, free of pain at last."


How would you describe the diction in the final lines of the play (see above)?

a)

Ecstatic

b)

Sorrowful

c)

Mellow

d)

Irritated