1. Which of the following sentences features an allusion?
A. That’s what makes us unique.”
B. “Young people behind the Iron Curtain would see Selma and eventually tear down that wall.”
C. “That’s what cements our reputation as a beacon of opportunity.”
D. “It requires the occasional disruption, the willingness to speak out for what is right, to shake up the status quo.”
2. How would you describe rhetoric?
A. It is the facts and information that support an idea or analysis.
B. It is the arrangement of words and phrases.
C. It is the art of using language to persuade.
D. It is the emotional response a writer or speaker evokes.
3. What makes a rhetorical question different from an ordinary question?
A. The speaker asks it without knowing the answer.
B. The question is not easy to understand.
C. The question can mean different things.
D. The speaker does not ask it expecting an answer.
4. Which sentence includes a metaphor?
A. She was a person who would always be on your side; she was a person you felt honored to know.
B. She was the greatest friend you could ask for; she was the cruelest enemy you could imagine.
C. After realizing how her friend had betrayed her, she was a tiger waiting to pounce.
D. Realizing her friend was like a candle to her in dark times, she smiled to herself.
B. She was the greatest friend you could ask for; she was the cruelest enemy you could imagine.
C. After realizing how her friend had betrayed her, she was a tiger waiting to pounce.