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10.5 Rhetoric Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is rhetoric?
a)
The art of argument/persuasion
b)
The art of entertainment
c)
The art of analysis
d)
The art of informing
2.
The three rhetorical appeals are
a)
ethos, pathos, logos
b)
eti, pati, loga
c)
logic, reason, emotion
d)
logic, reason, facts
3.
Pathos is an appeal to the audience's 
a)
respect and trust
b)
emotion
c)
logical mind
d)
reasonable heart
4.
Ethos is an appeal to the audience's 
a)
respect and trust
b)
emotion
c)
logical mind
d)
reasonable heart
5.
Logos is an appeal to the audience's 
a)
respect and trust
b)
emotion
c)
logical mind
d)
reasonable heart
6.
Which rhetorical appeal is best demonstrated in this quote:
"As your doctor, I highly recommend you quit smoking."
 
a)
ethos 
b)
pathos
c)
logos
d)
none
7.
Inspiring the audience to action based on fear of a negative outcome is an example of __________.
a)
Ethos 
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
None
8.
Which of the following is an example of logos?
a)
 A diet ad with a celebrity spokesperson
b)
A political speech that contains a story about the campaigners close connection to the community
c)
 A anti-deforestation campaign that notes the percentage of acres lost
d)
All of these are correct
9.
True or false: someone can use more than one form of rhetorical appeal to persuade
a)
True 
b)
False
10.

What is the purpose of a persuasive speech?

a)

to inform the audience

b)

teach the audience how to do something

c)

argue with the audience

d)

to convince the audience to agree with your topic

11.

What is the "tone" of a speech?

a)

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

b)

The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

c)

The time and place of the speech

d)

The summary of events in the speech

12.

Please change the school week to only four days because students need a day to decompress and relax.

a)

Call to Action

b)

Metaphor

c)

Repetition

d)

Allusion

13.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

14.

"The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden." Which persuasive technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Repetition

d)

Call to Action

15.

Which is NOT an example of Repetition?

a)

Home sweet home.

b)

Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible.

c)

Get ready; get set; go.

d)

I like to go to school.

16.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
17.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
c)
The baby never smiled. 
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 
18.

"As the first runaway slave to speak publicly, I asked for abolition immediately and I called for slaves to lead the fight in this cause." Which persuasive technique is this sentence?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Call to Action

c)

Repetition

d)

Allusion