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11.
How do both Twain and Thurber create humor in their essays?
(1 point)
* They exaggerate ordinary events.
* They make fun of themselves.
* They criticize those who hold different beliefs.
* They ignore the most important part of their topics.
12.
What is a rhetorical device?
(1 point)
* a way to test the writer's reasoning and logic
* a badly written translation from another language
* a question intended to have an obvious answer
* a word-pattern that creates emphasis and emotion
13.
Why do writers use rhetorical devices?
(1 point)
* to help readers appreciate their art
* to express ideas about government
* to create emphasis and stir emotions
* to make their writing more complicated
14.
Wiesel begins several sentences in a row with the words “I remember.” What rhetorical device is he using?
(1 point)
* repetition
* parallelism
* slogans and saws
* rhetorical question
15.
What is Wiesel trying to persuade his audience to believe or do?
(1 point)
* fight against current Nazi oppression
* take sides when they see injustice
* give him the Nobel Peace Prize for his writing
* find out more about the victims of the Holocaust
16.
Solzhenitsyn writes, “What can literature do against the pitiless onslaught of naked violence?” What rhetorical device is he using?
(1 point)
* repetition
* parallelism
* slogans and saws
* rhetorical question
17.
Why should you test the logic of a writer's appeals?
(1 point)
* to decide whether a writer should receive the Nobel Prize
* to reach a conclusion about the entertainment value of an essay
* to decide whether a writer makes a good case for a point of view
* to reach a decision about whether to speak out against injustice
18.
In “The American Idea,” White calls the American rebels “tough men fighting for a very tough idea.” This is meant to make modern Americans feel proud of those who fought for our freedom. What type of persuasive appeal is he using?
(1 point)
* appeal to authority
* appeal to reason
* emotional appeal
* appeal to shared values
19.
White states his opinion that it was an idea, not a place, that gave birth to the United States. Which of the following is a FACT that he uses to support his opinion?
(1 point)
* The American people came from all over the world.
* The American idea had power undreamed of in 1776.
* The United States government is the best in the world.
* The American idea represented a promise to Jefferson.
20.
Is “The American Idea” an analytic essay or an interpretive essay?
(1 point)
* It is an analytic essay only.
* It is an interpretive essay only.
* It is both an analytic and an interpretive essay.
* It is neither an analytic nor an interpretive essay.
Vocabulary and Grammar
21.
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word enthralls?
(1 point)
* trains
* educates
* retains
* fascinates
How do both Twain and Thurber create humor in their essays?
(1 point)
* They exaggerate ordinary events.
* They make fun of themselves.
* They criticize those who hold different beliefs.
* They ignore the most important part of their topics.
12.
What is a rhetorical device?
(1 point)
* a way to test the writer's reasoning and logic
* a badly written translation from another language
* a question intended to have an obvious answer
* a word-pattern that creates emphasis and emotion
13.
Why do writers use rhetorical devices?
(1 point)
* to help readers appreciate their art
* to express ideas about government
* to create emphasis and stir emotions
* to make their writing more complicated
14.
Wiesel begins several sentences in a row with the words “I remember.” What rhetorical device is he using?
(1 point)
* repetition
* parallelism
* slogans and saws
* rhetorical question
15.
What is Wiesel trying to persuade his audience to believe or do?
(1 point)
* fight against current Nazi oppression
* take sides when they see injustice
* give him the Nobel Peace Prize for his writing
* find out more about the victims of the Holocaust
16.
Solzhenitsyn writes, “What can literature do against the pitiless onslaught of naked violence?” What rhetorical device is he using?
(1 point)
* repetition
* parallelism
* slogans and saws
* rhetorical question
17.
Why should you test the logic of a writer's appeals?
(1 point)
* to decide whether a writer should receive the Nobel Prize
* to reach a conclusion about the entertainment value of an essay
* to decide whether a writer makes a good case for a point of view
* to reach a decision about whether to speak out against injustice
18.
In “The American Idea,” White calls the American rebels “tough men fighting for a very tough idea.” This is meant to make modern Americans feel proud of those who fought for our freedom. What type of persuasive appeal is he using?
(1 point)
* appeal to authority
* appeal to reason
* emotional appeal
* appeal to shared values
19.
White states his opinion that it was an idea, not a place, that gave birth to the United States. Which of the following is a FACT that he uses to support his opinion?
(1 point)
* The American people came from all over the world.
* The American idea had power undreamed of in 1776.
* The United States government is the best in the world.
* The American idea represented a promise to Jefferson.
20.
Is “The American Idea” an analytic essay or an interpretive essay?
(1 point)
* It is an analytic essay only.
* It is an interpretive essay only.
* It is both an analytic and an interpretive essay.
* It is neither an analytic nor an interpretive essay.
Vocabulary and Grammar
21.
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word enthralls?
(1 point)
* trains
* educates
* retains
* fascinates