Rhetorical Devices Quiz

• A 40-question multiple-choice quiz covering rhetorical devices is provided with each question using a quote or crafted sentence.
• Every device appears at least once, with each question having four options.
• An answer key is available.

Rhetorical Devices Covered

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Anaphora
• Antithesis
• Apostrophe
• Climax
• Euphemism
• Irony
• Metaphor
• Rhetorical Question
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Rule of Three
• Parallelism
• Epistrophe
• Oxymoron

Rhetorical Devices Quiz (Multiple Choice)

Question 1

• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
• Possible answers: Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Simile, Euphemism

Question 2

• "He's a real Einstein when it comes to math"
• Possible answers: Irony, Allusion, Metaphor, Epistrophe

Question 3

• "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields..."
• Possible answers: Anaphora, Simile, Apostrophe, Parallelism

Question 4

• "It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."
• Possible answers: Rule of Three, Metaphor, Antithesis, Euphemism

Question 5

• "O death, where is thy sting?"
• Possible answers: Apostrophe, Rhetorical Question, Simile, Both a and b

Question 6

• "She came, she saw, she conquered"
• Possible answers: Hyperbole, Simile, Rule of Three, Irony

Question 7

• "He passed away last night"
• Possible answers: Euphemism, Allusion, Personification, Metaphor

Question 8

• "The wind whispered through the trees"
• Possible answers: Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Simile

Question 9

• "Boom! Crash! The thunder roared!"
• Possible answers: Hyperbole, Euphemism, Onomatopoeia, Metaphor

Question 10

• "She's as fierce as a lioness"
• Possible answers: Simile, Metaphor, Irony, Epistrophe

Question 11

• "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
• Possible answers: Hyperbole, Simile, Personification, Irony

Question 12

• "To be, or not to be, that is the question"
• Possible answers: Anaphora, Irony, Parallelism, Antithesis

Question 13

• "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country"
• Possible answers: Antithesis, Rhetorical Question, Parallelism, Climax

Question 14

• "Justice is blind"
• Possible answers: Personification, Simile, Allusion, Euphemism

Question 15

• "Bang! The fireworks exploded in the night sky"
• Possible answers: Simile, Onomatopoeia, Irony, Alliteration

Question 16

• "We were tired, we were cold, we were defeated"
• Possible answers: Rule of Three, Climax, Epistrophe, Oxymoron

Question 17

• "He is the sun of my universe"
• Possible answers: Simile, Metaphor, Allusion, Hyperbole

Question 18

• "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength"
• Possible answers: Metaphor, Irony, Oxymoron, Antithesis

Question 19

• "If you prick us, do we not bleed?"
• Possible answers: Rhetorical Question, Apostrophe, Personification, Hyperbole

Question 20

• "She's walking through the valley of death"
• Possible answers: Euphemism, Allusion, Irony, Oxymoron

Question 21

• "Better late than never"
• Possible answers: Hyperbole, Alliteration, Antithesis, Simile

Question 22

• "They fought valiantly, they bled endlessly, they died heroically."
• Possible answers: Epistrophe, Rule of Three, Alliteration, Irony

Question 23

• "You're seriously wearing that to the wedding?"
• Possible answers: Irony, Rhetorical Question, Euphemism, Simile

Question 24

• "I told you to clean your room a million times!"
• Possible answers: Hyperbole, Euphemism, Metaphor, Simile

Question 25

• "Oh, stars, why must you hide from me tonight?"
• Possible answers: Apostrophe, Irony, Simile, Allusion

Question 26

• "They were laughing, crying, dying"
• Possible answers: Oxymoron, Rule of Three, Simile, Metaphor

Question 27

• "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides..."
• Possible answers: Metaphor, Climax, Allusion, Personification

Question 28

• "You won't be sorry."
• Possible answers: Irony, Euphemism, Metaphor, Hyperbole

Question 29

• "Speak now or forever hold your peace."
• Possible answers: Irony, Rhetorical Question, Allusion, Parallelism

Question 30

• "She danced like the wind."
• Possible answers: Simile, Personification, Metaphor, Climax

Question 31

• "Freezer burn"
• Possible answers: Metaphor, Euphemism, Oxymoron, Simile

Question 32

• "Let the rain kiss you."
• Possible answers: Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Allusion

Question 33

• "Can we just not talk about it?"
• Possible answers: Rhetorical Question, Apostrophe, Euphemism, Irony

Question 34

• "Government of the people, by the people, for the people..."
• Possible answers: Anaphora, Parallelism, Rule of Three, Both b and c

Question 35

• "He ran fast, faster, and fastest."
• Possible answers: Climax, Simile, Anaphora, Alliteration

Question 36

• "Love is a battlefield."
• Possible answers: Simile, Allusion, Metaphor, Irony

Question 37

• "Drip drop went the rain."
• Possible answers: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Euphemism

Question 38

• "He lied, he cried, he died."
• Possible answers: Alliteration, Rule of Three, Epistrophe, Hyperbole

Question 39

• "We cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground.
• Possible answers: Epistrophe, Anaphora, Climax, Oxymoron

Question 40

• "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
• Possible answers: Simile, Metaphor, Antithesis, Hyperbole

Answer Key

• Provides the correct answers for questions 1 through 40.