Now that you understand tone a little more, try and see
how many questions you can answer correctly.
1. Which words in the following sentence help contribute
the most to the inflammatory tone?
"However you may have reformed your life in
many things, and may have had religious affections, and may keep up a form of religion in your families and closets, and in
the house of God, it is nothing but his mere pleasure that keeps you from being this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction."
A. May have B. religion C. Families and closets
D. Swallowed up in everlasting destruction
2. Which form of literature is most likely to contain a
mock-serious tone?
A. Poem B. News Article C. Satire
D. Eulogy
3. In order for a passage to be seductive, it must be:
A. Alluring B. Sentimental
C. Nostalgic D. Burlesque
4. Which is NOT a way to identify a whimsical tone?
A. Observe the connotations of words and phrases
B. Decide whether words reflect actions occuring on a whim
C. Determine if the words sound musical
D. Look for words that attribute a sense of fancifulness
5. What attributes the most to the sentimental tone?
" Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more
it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy but often
it hurts, but love's only special when you give it to someone who is really worth it. So take your time and choose the best."
A. Appeals to Logos
B. Appeals to Pathos
C. Appeals to Ethos
D. Appeals to Hobos
6.What method cannot be used to establish a vindictive tone?
A. Exclamations
B. Similes
C. Appeal to Ethos
D. Repetition
7.What is most effective in creating a zealous tone?
A. Syntax
B. Appeal to Logos
C. Appeal to Pathos
D. None of the above.
8. What is the least effective in establishing a nostalgic
tone in this passage?
"We've known each other since before
we were born. Our mothers were all in the same pregnancy aerobics class, all due in early September. We all have in common
that we got bounced on our fetal heads too much.You know how people make a big deal about which twin was born three minutes
before the other one? Like it matters? Well, we're like that. We four, the daughters, reminisce about it sometimes--we look
back on that period as a golden age."
A. use of first-person writing style
B. the questions
C. the "golden age" connotation
D. reference to old times
9. True or False: the connotations of words in a passage can very
well affect the overall somber tone.
10. Which written pieces would not express a matter-of-fact tone?
A. a textbook
B. a biography about Abraham Lincoln
C. an essay about fast food statistics
D. a play written by Shakespeare
Answers: D, C, A, C, B, C, A, B, T, D
