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Question 1:

What are the two primary functions of a rhetorical analysis?
a) Summarize and document
b) Summarize and explain
c) Document and evaluate
d) Explain and evaluate

Question 2:

Which of the following is true about a rhetorical analysis?
a) It is the same as a summary.
b) It considers whether an author achieves his/her objectives.
c) It relies on critical thinking.
d) Both B and C

Question 3:

What is the suggested order of parts when writing a rhetorical analysis?
a) Generalization, summary, thesis, analysis
b) Thesis, generalization, analysis, summary
c) Summary, generalization, thesis, analysis
d) Thesis, analysis, generalization, summary

Question 4:

An expanded thesis statement, or essay plan, includes the main points in the order they will appear in the essay.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

What is an appeal to ethos?
a) An argument that appeals to the reader’s sense of fairness
b) An argument that appeals to the reader’s knowledge of a subject
c) An argument that uses ethics or morality to help convince the reader
d) None of the above

Question 6:

A literary analysis is a form of rhetorical analysis that applies to literary analysis. An analysis of a work of fiction might break down which elements?
a) Plot
b) Setting
c) Character
d) All of the above

Question 7:

A rhetorical analysis always involves a negative critique of the author and his or her methods.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

The Active Reader, Third Edition: Chapter 8