Metonymy Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Metonymy – Quiz 1
1. "The crown of England decided to give a bonus" Who is the crown?.
A) The Queen of England .
B) The principal of a school.
C) James Bond.
D) None of above.
2. The following sentence involves metonymy of the _____ type. Paris and Washington are having a spat.
A) Author for work.
B) Place for event.
C) Whole for part.
D) Place for institution.
3. Which country is the origin of metonymy?.
A) Greek.
B) Egypt.
C) Canada.
D) China.
4. The expression To bite one's tongue means _____ .
A) "to hold back from speaking". .
B) "to be very angry".
C) "to make noise while eating".
D) None of above.
5. I wanna go to Hollywood.
A) Cinema.
B) American Film Industry.
6. What part of "The pen is mightier than the sword" is metonymic?.
A) The pen and the sword.
B) Only the pen.
C) Only the sword.
D) None of above.
7. They are serving a beautiful dish at the restaurant.
A) Serving aesthetic foods.
B) A one of a kind meal.
8. How do synecdoche and metonymy difference?.
A) Metonymy depends on a thing standing in for something else it's closely associated with, but neither is a part of the other.
B) Synecdoche depends on a thing standing in for something else it's closely associated with, but neither is a part of the other.
C) In metonymy, the whole stands for the part, while in synecdoche, the part stands for the whole.
D) None of above.
9. Which is an example of a metonymy?.
A) Could you give me a hand?.
B) Can you help me?.
C) Can you pass the grey poupon?.
D) Could you assist me?.
10. Can you please give me a hand carrying this box up the stairs?.
A) Metonymy.
B) Synecdoche.
11. There are a lot of strong bodies in the team.
A) People with a lot of courage.
B) A collection of strong people.
12. What is metonymy?.
A) Figurative speech where a nonhuman thing has human qualities.
B) Comparing two things without like or as.
C) Using a slightly related word to refer to an idea, person or object.
D) Using a word that is an aspect of an idea to refer to the whole idea, person or object.
13. Metonymy:.
A) The Samely.
B) Connectoche.
C) Autonomy.
D) Commonly.
14. What's the head count?.
A) Synecdoche.
B) Metonymy.
15. Choose the correct metonymy in the sentence:'The pen is a powerful tool.'A) Pen represents writingB) Pen represents a writing instrumentC) Pen represents a featherD) Pen represents a container.
A) C.
B) A.
C) B.
D) D.
16. In the saying 'The pen is mightier than the sword, ' the pen is an example of metonymy that stands in for what big idea?.
A) Other pens.
B) The written word.
C) Pencils.
D) Writing utensils.
17. The prince asked for her hand.
A) Metonymy.
B) Synecdoche.
18. Identify the metonymy in the sentence:'The press has reported the breaking news.'.
A) Press.
B) Reported.
C) News.
D) Breaking.
19. Is this example synecdoche or metonymy:"Yo check out my new wheels man".
A) Synecdoche.
B) Metonymy.
20. England lost by three wickets in the last match.
A) Synecdoche.
B) Metonymy.
21. The brains helped with my homework.
A) Synecdoche.
B) Metonymy.
22. Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?.
A) All hands on deck.
B) All ears on deck.
C) All eyes on deck.
D) All feet on deck.
23. Choose the correct metonymy in the sentence:'The pen is mightier than the sword.'A) Pen represents writingB) Pen represents a writing instrumentC) Pen represents a featherD) Pen represents a container.
A) A.
B) C.
C) B.
D) D.
24. Which of the following is an example of metonymy?.
A) Using the word 'scepter' to refer to a monarch.
B) Using the word 'crown' to refer to a monarch.
C) Using the word 'throne' to refer to a monarch.
D) Using the word 'robe' to refer to a monarch.
25. True or false:"She's been behind bars for years, " is an example of metonymy.
A) True.
B) False.