A. Ethos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
B. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
C. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
D. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of pathos ?
A. Pathos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
B. Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
C. Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
D. Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers. - Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of logos ?
A. Logos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
B. Logos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
C. Logos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
D. Logos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers. - Which of the following offers the best description of literary theory ?
A. Literary theory involves coming to a precise understanding of a writer’s psychology.
B. Literary theory involves measuring the quality of a literary work.
C. Literary theory involves considering the publication history of literary texts.
D. Literary theory involves describing the underlying principles of a literary work. - Ethos is important to establish in which of the following types of arguments ?
A. Emotional arguments
B. Political arguments
C. Deductive arguments
D. Inductive arguments - A writer can establish ethos in a piece of writing by doing which of the following ?
A. Using informal language
B. Demonstrating a mastery of the topic
C. Appealing to the reader’s emotions
D. Using logic and reason - Aristotle felt that ethos was established by a speaker or writer by convincing the audience that ?
A. the author or speaker was of good mind and character.
B. the author or speaker was emotionally involved in the topic at hand.
C. the author or speaker has provided proper logic and evidence in support of his topic.
D. the author or speaker maintained the appropriate critical distance from the topic. - Which of the following offers the best definition of the concept of narrative poetry ?
A. A narrative poem is vague and difficult in style.
B. A narrative poem is a poem that does not have a plot or tell a story.
C. A narrative poem has a plot and tells a story.
D. A narrative poem is a poem written in the style of a conversation. - Which of the following offers the best definition of the concept of persuasion ?
A. Persuasion is the art of making readers or listeners believe what the writer or speaker is stating.
B. Persuasion is the art of lying to good effect.
C. Persuasion is the opposite of rhetoric.
D. Persuasion is the use of syllogisms to influence the opinions of readers and listeners. - Which of the following offers the best definition of the theatrical concept of a chorus ?
A. Members of the audience who comment on the play’s actions
B. Characters who remind the audience that the play is fictional
C. A group of characters who comment
on the actions of the play while participating in them
D. A group of characters who comment on the actions of the play while not participating in them - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the concept of strange attractors in chaos theory ?
A. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are entirely random.
B. Strange attractors are complex forces that are determined by the laws of physics.
C. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are both random and determined.
D. Strange attractors are complex forces that are entirely random.
