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Trivium 19 - Intro to Rhetoric

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is rhetoric?

a)

The art of war

b)

The art of disagreement

c)

The art of persuasion

d)

The art of logic

2.

______________ came up with the ideas of ethos, pathos and logos.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Shakespeare

3.

Ethos usually uses a(n) _____________ to persuade the audience.

a)

animal

b)

image

c)

poll

d)

authoritative figure

4.

Which of these is an ethical or moral argument?

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

d)

Debate

5.

Pathos is a(n) _______________ argument.

a)

emotional

b)

logical

c)

ethical

d)

ridiculous

6.

Which of these would be an argument using pathos?

a)

Statistics about an athlete

b)

Kobe Bryant promoting Call of Duty

c)

A political poll about the economy

d)

A picture of malnourished animals

7.

Citing health information is an example of __________.

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Plato

8.

Which of these is most likely to make someone act and take the next step?

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Plato

d)

Ethos

9.

Which of these is most likely to be a manipulative argument?

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

d)

Greek

10.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

11.

"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers - so you know I can run your preschool."

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

12.

"You'll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do: you have heart."

a)

logos

b)

pathos

c)

ethos

13.

This form of rhetoric uses logic

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

14.

This form of rhetoric uses an expert or a celebrity

a)

logos

b)

pathos

c)

ethos

15.

This form of rhetoric uses an emotional appeal.

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

16.
The three rhetorical appeals are...
a)
pathos, logos, ethoes
b)
pathoes, ethos, logos
c)
ethos, logos, pathos
d)
ethos, logoes, pathos
17.

demonstrative rhetoric that makes a proclamation about the present situation; as in wedding speeches such as, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today."

a)

rhetoric/retórica

b)

persuasion/persuasión

c)

forensic rhetoric/retórica forense

d)

epideictic rhetoric/retórica epidéctica

e)

deliberative rhetoric/retórica deliberativa

18.

judicial rhetoric that establishes facts and judgments about the past; similar to detectives at a crime scene.

a)

rhetoric/retórica

b)

persuasion/persuasión

c)

forensic rhetoric/retórica forense

d)

epideictic rhetoric/retórica epidéctica

e)

deliberative rhetoric/retórica deliberativa

19.

also known as "symbouleutikon," this type of rhetoric focuses on the future and argues what society should do as we progress.

a)

rhetoric/retórica

b)

persuasion/persuasión

c)

forensic rhetoric/retórica forense

d)

epideictic rhetoric/retórica epidéctica

e)

deliberative rhetoric/retórica deliberativa

20.

an attempt to make someone do or accept something as right or proper by saying things that are directed at a person's feelings, attitudes, logic, etc.

a)

pathos/pathos

b)

ethos/ethos

c)

logos/logos

d)

appeal/apelación

e)

rhetoric/retórica