11th Grade Debate & Discussion Quizzes, Questions & Answers

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This is a quiz on Chapter 1 and 2 and 3 of the Language and Composition textbook. There are different kinds of questions. If the question has checkboxes, you should check all that are...

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 753 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025

Sample Question 1
Which of the following completes the two blanks in the rhetorical triangle diagram?

Aristotle

Time period

Speaker

Subject

Occasion

Sample Question 2
Writers and speakers appeal to ______________by offering clear, rational ideas. Appealing to this means having a clear main idea, or thesis, with specific details, examples, facts, and/ or statistical data.

Reality

Logos

Pathos

Ethos

Credibility

AP English Test On Rhetorical Devices and Fallacies! Trivia Quiz

Welcome to AP English Language practice test on rhetorical devices and fallacies.

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 216 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025

Sample Question 1
Expletive

Is a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal syntax, used to lend emphasis to the words immediately proximate to the _________. (We emphasize the words on each side of a pause or interruption in order to maintain continuity of the thought.)

Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list of items, ______ gives the effect of unpremeditated multiplicity, of an extemporaneous rather than a labored account:

Is the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause, and is thus structurally the opposite of asyndeton. The rhetorical effect of ______, however, often shares with that of asyndeton a feeling of multiplicity, energetic enumeration, and building up.

Repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next. it can be generated in series for the sake of beauty or to give a sense of logical progression

Resembles anadiplosis in the repetition of a preceding word, but it repeats a key word (not just the last word) from a preceding phrase, clause, or sentence, at the beginning of the next.

Sample Question 2
Asyndeton

Is another form of metaphor, very similar to synecdoche (and, in fact, some rhetoricians do not distinguish between the two), in which the thing chosen for the metaphorical image is closely associated with (but not an actual part of) the subject with which it is to be compared.

Is a short, informal reference to a famous person or event

Is the recurrence of initial consonant sounds. The repetition can be juxtaposed (and then it is usually limited to two words):

Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list of items, _____ gives the effect of unpremeditated multiplicity, of an extemporaneous rather than a labored account:

Consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis. Parallelism usually forms a part of the arrangement, because it offers a sense of continuity, order, and movement-up the ladder of importance. But if you wish to vary the amount of discussion on each point, ______ is not essential.

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