Rhetoric And Dialectic Placement Test

20 Questions | By Arodgers88 | Last updated: Mar 17, 2022 | Total Attempts: 145

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1.

Who wrote the play entitled Julius Caesar?
- A.
  
  Hamlet
- B.
  
  Chaucer
- C.
  
  Michelangelo
- D.
  
  Shakespeare
2.

In Homer’s Odyssey, who was Odysseus’ son?
- A.
  
  Marcus
- B.
  
  Telemachus
- C.
  
  Frederick
- D.
  
  Mercedes
3.

What polygon has eight sides?
- A.
  
  A hexagon
- B.
  
  Decathlon
- C.
  
  Octagon
- D.
  
  Pollywog
4.

What comes after millions?
- A.
  
  Centimeters
- B.
  
  Gazillion
- C.
  
  A big number
- D.
  
  Billion
5.

What does percent mean?
- A.
  
  A piece of
- B.
  
  Half of everything
- C.
  
  Per hundred
- D.
  
  00
6.

To write a percent as a decimal, use
- A.
  
  A period
- B.
  
  Hundredths
- C.
  
  Thousandths
- D.
  
  00
7.

What starts the lifecycle of a fern?
- A.
  
  A leaf
- B.
  
  A spore
- C.
  
  An insect
- D.
  
  An egg
8.

Scientist classify living things into groups called
- A.
  
  Families
- B.
  
  Corps
- C.
  
  Kingdoms
- D.
  
  Herds
9.

In 1492 what major event took place?
- A.
  
  The beginning of the Renaissance
- B.
  
  Columbus sailed in search of new lands
- C.
  
  Joan of Arc was burned at the stake
- D.
  
  Gutenberg created the printing press
10.

Who was the heir to the throne after the death of Henry VIII?
- A.
  
  Richard the Lion Hearted
- B.
  
  Elizabeth I
- C.
  
  Fernandez
- D.
  
  Mary Tudor
11.

In the Renaissance, the Florentines supported the spread of education and
- A.
  
  Hard labor
- B.
  
  Aristocratic families
- C.
  
  Art
- D.
  
  Gardening
12.

What era of time did Shakespeare live?
- A.
  
  The Reformation
- B.
  
  The Middle Ages
- C.
  
  The Renaissance
- D.
  
  The Dark Ages
13.

What three states touch California?
- A.
  
  Wyoming, Wisconsin, Utah
- B.
  
  Nevada, Texas, New Mexico
- C.
  
  Nevada, Utah, Arizona
- D.
  
  None of the above
14.

What fresh water lakes are shared with both Canada and the United States?
- A.
  
  The Great Lakes
- B.
  
  Autobahn Lakes
- C.
  
  The Canadian Lakes
- D.
  
  The Salt Lakes
15.

What are the bodies of water that collect in large dips or depressions in the land called?
- A.
  
  Dimples
- B.
  
  Basins
- C.
  
  Torrential
- D.
  
  Pools
16.

What reference point do we use to measure time?
- A.
  
  The Prime Directive
- B.
  
  The Sun
- C.
  
  The Prime Meridian
- D.
  
  The North Star
17.

Explain the phrase “A penny saved is a penny earned?”
- A.
  
  It is a banking term for saving
- B.
  
  When you save money instead of spending it, it is like earning money because you will have extra money in your pocket.
- C.
  
  It is another term for interest
- D.
  
  None of the above
18.

What do we call something that stand for or suggest something else beyond itself?
- A.
  
  A sign
- B.
  
  A hidden meaning
- C.
  
  An oxymoron
- D.
  
  A symbol
19.

In this sentence, what is the metaphor? "Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is resembles broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
- A.
  
  Hold fast to dreams
- B.
  
  Like a broken-winged bird
- C.
  
  Dreams die….
- D.
  
  Cannot fly
20.

What is not a personal pronouns?
- A.
  
  I
- B.
  
  You
- C.
  
  Twin
- D.
  
  Them