Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

As opposed to a critical response, a rhetorical analysis of an essay focuses more on ________.
a) summarizing the ideas in the essay
b) evaluating the essay
c) defending your own opinions on the topic
d) discussing the views of other readers of the essay

Question 2:

Rhetorical analyses help develop ________.
a) reading skills
b) writing skills
c) critical thinking skills
d) All of the above.

Question 3:

Literary analyses are ________.
a) the same as rhetorical analyses
b) one kind of rhetorical analysis
c) more complex than rhetorical analyses
d) more variable than rhetorical analyses

Question 4:

Rhetorical analyses should ________.
a) be subjective
b) be objective
c) focus on strengths
d) focus on weaknesses

Question 5:

The introduction of a rhetorical analysis should include ________.
a) the thesis of the work being analyzed
b) your own thesis
c) both A and B
d) neither A nor B

Question 6:

In rhetorical analyses, successful body paragraphs do not ________.
a) include specific references to the text you are analyzing
b) include your analysis of the author’s methods and rhetorical strategies
c) include your analysis of the effectiveness of the writer’s argument, if an argument is involved
d) include your personal response to the author’s ideas

Question 7:

In rhetorical analyses, successful conclusions ________.
a) summarize the author’s main points
b) refer specifically to at least one passage in the text
c) introduce a final point not discussed in earlier paragraphs
d) None of the above.

Question 8:

In your conclusion, you should avoid ________.
a) commenting on the essay’s relevance to your life
b) commenting on the essay’s significance or importance
c) mentioning your thesis
d) None of the above.

Question 9:

In rhetorical analyses, you assume your reader ________.
a) wants to know more about the topic of the essay and its relevance to him/her
b) wants to be informed about the main points and sub-points in the essay
c) is familiar with the work you are analyzing
d) is familiar with rhetorical strategies

Question 10:

Critical responses avoid the use of ________.
a) an informal style
b) critical thinking
c) opinion or observations
d) specific references to the essay you are responding to

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