Monday, January 31st, 2011 at
12:06 pm
1.In “A Defense of the Jury System,” Thomas M. Ross, Esq. makes a generalization when he states,
A.“Much of the criticism of the jury system is unjustified.”
B.it “has been said that democracy is the worst form of government—except all the others.”
C.“a fast-food company was forced to pay .7 million in damages.”
D.“One congressman remarked, ‘Most people say this doesn’t make a lot of sense.’”
2.Thomas M. Ross, Esq. says in “A Defense of the Jury System” that the jury system is essentially fair could be described as
A.an emotional appeal.
B.an analogy.
C.a logical appeal.
D.an opinion.
3.For the purposes of rhetoric, a reason
A.explains why an opinion is held.
B.provides factual evidence.
C.contains loaded words.
D.usually takes the form of a statistic.
4.The tone of “A Defense of the Jury System” could best be described as
A.biased.
B.scholarly.
C.emotional.
D.fair-minded.
5.The author of “A Defense of the Jury System” uses an analogy when he compares the jury system to
A.ill informed voters.
B.unjustified criticism.
C.civil lawsuits.
D.democracy.
6.“An Arctic Floe of Climate Questions” focuses mostly on the effects of
A.the North Pole.
B.polynyas.
C.global warming.
D.ice shelves.
7.Which statement reflects the main argument in “An Arctic Floe of Climate Questions”?
A.Scientists state that polynyas may close when ice sheets move.
B.Temperatures have risen about 3° Fahrenheit in the last 150 years.
C.Wind as well as temperature may affect the amount of sea ice.
D.Scientists are not sure if recent weather patterns are normal or abnormal.
8.Which piece of evidence in “An Arctic Floe of Climate Questions” seems to contradict theories of global warming?
A.Temperatures have risen steadily in the last 150 years.
B.Winters are now shorter because ice on rivers and lakes freeze later and thaw sooner.
C.There is more ice on the pole now than there was in the 1940s and 1950s.
D.There is significantly less sea ice now than in 1972 when satellite observations began.
9.The appeal to logic and reason to support one’s points is called
A.ethos.
B.pathos.
C.logos.
D.rhetoric.
10.The logical appeal below is based on what kind of support?
“. . . 75 percent of [jurors] would prefer to be tried by a panel of their peers rather than by a panel of judges” (Ross 373).
A.Fact
B.Example
C.Statistics
D.Expert testimony or opinion
11.The logical appeal below is based on what kind of support?
“. . . like jurors, judges are human beings, capable of making misjudgments” (Ross 373).
A.Fact
B.Example
C.Statistics
D.Expert testimony or opinion
12.The logical appeal below is based on what kind of support?
“Because there is no reliable, long-term history of climate variability, we can’t know whether what seems unusual now is actually unusual in global climate” (Cooke 604).
A.Fact
B.Example
C.Statistics
D.Expert testimony/opinion
13.The logical appeal below is based on what kind of support?
“’These [storms] are known to exist, even at the pole,’ said George Kukla, a paleoclimatologist at Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory” (Cooke 604).
A.Fact
B.Example
C.Statistics
D.Expert testimony/opinion
14.Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence: Our trip included a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare.
A.a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon
B.the birthplace of Shakespeare
C.Our trip
D.Stratford-upon-Avon
15.Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence: The baby’s blankie, a scrap of chewed flannel, must always be nearby.
A.a scrap of chewed flannel
B.must always be nearby
C.The baby’s blankie
D.chewed flannel
16.Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence: Derrick Mitchell, our team’s quarterback, is a freshman.
A.Derrick Mitchell
B.our team’s quarterback
C.a freshman.
D.Derrick Mitchell is a freshman
17.Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence: We held Amy’s surprise party on December 10, the day before her birthday.
A.December 10
B.We held Amy’s surprise party on December 10
C.Amy’s surprise party
D.the day before her birthday
18.Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence: At the restaurant, I ordered sashimi, a traditional Japanese dish of raw fish and soy sauce.
A.I ordered sashimi
B.At the restaurant
C.a traditional Japanese dish of raw fish and soy sauce
D.sashimi
19.Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence: How was the Greek goddess Athena involved in the Trojan War?
A.Athena
B.the Greek goddess Athena
C.the Greek goddess
D.Athena involved in the Trojan War
20.Which of the following combines the two sentences to form an appositive or appositive phrase?
San Francisco is home of the famed cable cars. It was named for St. Francis.
A.San Francisco is
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