Level 1 & 2 Online Test — Style & Rhetoric
12 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 12
Repetition at the END of clauses is:
anaphora
epistrophe
chiasmus
tricolon
Explanation: Epistrophe.
Question 2 of 12
A group of three for effect is a:
chiasmus
tricolon
anaphora
antithesis
Explanation: Tricolon.
Question 3 of 12
'return back' should be:
return
go return
back return
returning back
Explanation: Drop the redundant 'back'.
Question 4 of 12
'at this point in time' →
now
currently in time
at the time point
in this point
Explanation: 'now'.
Question 5 of 12
A question not seeking an answer is:
rhetorical
tag
wh-
yes/no
Explanation: Rhetorical question.
Question 6 of 12
'I have a dream… I have a dream…' is:
epistrophe
anaphora
chiasmus
redundancy
Explanation: Anaphora.
Question 7 of 12
Most concise:
He failed because of the fact that he was lazy.
He failed because he was lazy.
He failed due to laziness being the reason.
He failed, the reason being laziness.
Explanation: Cuts the wordiness.
Question 8 of 12
'free gift' is:
concise
redundant
chiasmus
tricolon
Explanation: Redundant.
Question 9 of 12
Short sentences are best for:
impact and pace
long descriptions only
lists only
no effect
Explanation: Impact/pace.
Question 10 of 12
'Eat to live, not live to eat' is:
anaphora
chiasmus
epistrophe
redundancy
Explanation: Mirrored structure = chiasmus.
Question 11 of 12
'in spite of the fact that' →
although
despite of
in spite that
though of
Explanation: 'although' (or 'despite').
Question 12 of 12
Varying sentence structure helps avoid:
monotony
grammar
spelling
punctuation
Explanation: Monotony.