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Rhetorical Analysis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Purpose?

a)

The main topic or argument

b)

The context of the piece

c)

What the piece is meant to achieve

d)

The speaker's attitude towards the piece

2.

What are the three parts to the rhetorical triangle?

a)

Speaker, audience, purpose

b)

Purpose, subject, audience

c)

Speaker, occasion, tone

d)

Purpose, audience, occasion

3.

What is occasion?

a)

What the piece is meant to achieve

b)

The voice or author

c)

Who is receiving the rhetorical message

d)

The context

4.

Which of these things are NOT(!!) a characteristic of a proper claim?

a)

Must be arguable

b)

Must be an inference

c)

Must be a fact

d)

Must be backed by evidence

5.

Which speaker below would be MOST appropriate to give a speech about global climate change?

a)

Ms. Montone

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Your best friend

d)

Bill Nye

6.

Determine the tone of this sentence:

"Can someone tell me what the heck is going on?!?"

a)

Aggressive

b)

Optimistic

c)

Discouraged

d)

Sarcastic

7.

What is a counterclaim?

a)

A statement that defines the speaker's goals

b)

The main topic or theme of a text

c)

A claim used to rebut a previous claim

d)

The context surrounding a piece

8.

What is impact?

a)

What the piece is meant to achieve

b)

A statement that define's the speaker's goals

c)

The effect a piece of rhetoric has on the audience

d)

The voice of author of a piece

9.

What is Logos?

a)

An appeal to logic

b)

An appeal to efficiency

c)

An appeal to credibility

d)

An appeal to emotions

10.

What is Ethos?

a)

An appeal to logic

b)

An appeal to efficiency

c)

An appeal to credibility

d)

An appeal to emotions

11.

What is Pathos?

a)

An appeal to logic

b)

An appeal to efficiency

c)

An appeal to credibility

d)

An appeal to emotions

12.

What is an allusion?

a)

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

b)

A direct or indirect reference to a person, place, event, literary work, etc.

c)

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

d)

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

13.

What is an anecdote?

a)

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

b)

A direct or indirect reference to a person, place, event, literary work, etc.

c)

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

d)

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

14.

What is an oxymoron?

a)

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

b)

A direct or indirect reference to a person, place, event, literary work, etc.

c)

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

d)

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

15.

What is alliteration?

a)

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

b)

A direct or indirect reference to a person, place, event, literary work, etc.

c)

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

d)

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

16.

What is a paradox?

a)

A statement/claim that's exaggerated or not meant to be taken literally.

b)

A device that uses the long and short patterns through stressed & unstressed syllables

c)

A logical self contradictory statement

d)

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

17.

What is an allegory?

a)

A statement/claim that's exaggerated or not meant to be taken literally.

b)

A device that uses the long and short patterns through stressed & unstressed syllables

c)

A logical self contradictory statement

d)

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

18.

What is rhythm?

a)

A statement/claim that's exaggerated or not meant to be taken literally.

b)

A device that uses the long and short patterns through stressed & unstressed syllables

c)

A logical self contradictory statement

d)

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

19.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A statement/claim that's exaggerated or not meant to be taken literally.

b)

A device that uses the long and short patterns through stressed & unstressed syllables

c)

A logical self contradictory statement

d)

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

20.

What is subject?

a)

The context of a piece

b)

What the piece is meant to achieve

c)

The main topic or argument

d)

The voice or author