1. Persuasive and Rhetorical Techniques Julius Caesar Acts I and II
TEST REVIEW

2. Terms
A little story that makes a point; a personal account that has an effect on its audience
a. allusion
b. repetition
c. anecdote
d. analogy

3. Terms
Examples include similes, metaphors, and personification. E.g. “the chains of slavery”
a. analogy
b. figurative language
c. alliteration
d. rhetorical questions

4. Terms Who doesn’t want to be a part of the in-crowd?
The above is an example of a(n):
a. rhetorical question
b. analogy
c. allusion
d. soliloquy

5. Terms
Brutus’ speech in Act II, Sc. i (when he is justifying his decision to join the conspiracy against Caesar) is an example of this (when a character delivers a speech while alone on the stage):
a. aside
b. soliloquy
c. cue

6. Terms Match each stage direction with its correct definition.
a. enter indicates one character leaves the stage
b. exit II. indicates more than one character leaves the stage
c. exeunt III. indicates a character comes onto the stage
d. exeunt omnes IV. indicates all characters will leave the stage

7. Terms The art of persuasion is known as: a. alliteration b. pathos
c. rhetoric
d. convincing

8. Terms
In drama, a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend their characters cannot hear the speaker's words.
a. cue
b. soliloquy
c. aside

9. Terms
Buy Bob’s Burgers is a slogan that uses __________ to add persuasive effect.
a. alliteration
b. allusion
c. allegory
d. anecdote

10. Terms
Throughout his famous speech, Martin Luther King Jr. uses to phrase “I have a dream” multiple times. This persuasive technique is known as:
a. allusion
b. logos
c. anecdote
d. repetition

11. Terms
A reference to something well known from history, literature, science, or one’s culture in general. An effective _____ will be recognized by the reader without being identified or explained.
a. alliteration
b. allusion
c. allegory

12. Terms
In rhetoric, acknowledging a potential counterclaim and disproving it is known as:
a. refuting an anticipated argument (the best offense is a good defense!)
b. being psychic
c. analogy
d. ethos