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Rhetorical Situation and Argument Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is rhetoric?

a)

The study of persuasive language

b)

The analysis of rhetorical questions

c)

The study of ineffective persuasive language

d)

The application of rhetorical skills

2.

What are the components of a rhetorical situation?

a)

Exigence, Purpose, Audience, Context, Writer, Message

b)

Speaker, Purpose, Audience

c)

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

d)

Claim, Evidence, Commentary

3.

What is the purpose of the speaker in the rhetorical situation?

a)

To convey a message

b)

To analyze the language used

c)

To understand the context

d)

To establish credibility

4.

Which mode of persuasion appeals to the logical aspect of an argument?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Exigence

5.

Which mode of persuasion appeals to the emotions of the audience in an argument?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Exigence

6.

Which mode of persuasion relates to the ethical appeal of the speaker in an argument?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Exigence

7.

Which of the following is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

a)

Opposing Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Claim

d)

Dialogue

8.

Rhetorical choice- reference to something commonly known, such as another piece of literature or a famous historical event

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Anecdote

d)

Antithesis

9.

Rhetorical choice- a comparison between two things using some type of common

aspect between the two to explain something.

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Anecdote

d)

Antithesis

10.

Rhetorical choice- short personal story

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Anecdote

d)

Antithesis

11.

Rhetorical choice- contrasts two opposing ideas using a similar grammatical structure (parallelism)

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Anecdote

d)

Antithesis

12.

Rhetorical choice- two ideas or things are put together to draw attention to their similarities OR differences

a)

Anaphora

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Connotation

d)

Denotation

13.

Rhetorical choice- the literal dictionary definition of a word

a)

Anaphora

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Connotation

d)

Denotation

14.

Rhetorical choice- repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of sentences or clauses

a)

Anaphora

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Connotation

d)

Denotation

15.

Rhetorical choice- the associated meanings of a word; cultural meanings

a)

Anaphora

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Connotation

d)

Denotation