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WorksheetsTrivium 20 - Elements of Rhetoric
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is decorum in rhetoric?
Choosing the right subject
Using long words
Choosing the right words for the right theme
Ensuring that you tell funny jokes in the middle of serious business
What is Kairos in rhetoric?
Context
Words
Message
Style
Fill in the blank: the speaker must observe both context and ____ to obtain decorum.
Audience
Ideas
Sound
Weather
Which of these is not appropriate decorum in a speech?
Telling a joke at a dinner party
Telling a joke in a political speech
Telling a joke at a funeral
Telling a joke at an award ceremony
Which of the following are elements of Decorum?
Correctness
Clarity
Ornateness
Loudness
What is the first step in preparing a speech/writing?
Invention
Arrangement
Style
Memory
Which of the following are elements of rhetorical composition?
Arrangement
Memory
Writing
Reading
Memory is no longer required for rhetoric. True or false
True
False
Memory aids what aspect of rhetoric?
Arrangement
Invention
Delivery
Style
It is important to use long words in a composition. True or false?
True
False
