Identify the type of touch. "quincy sat still while dr. li ching monitored his breathing with a stethoscope."

the type of touch is task-related.

Explanation:

the haptic communication is way of non verbal communication in which the sense of touch is used to communicate. when talking about task-related we are referring to a job in which touching is essential. for example a doctor needs to touch his patients.

These touches are directly associated with the performance of a task. These touches can be further classified as: Reference to appearance: Point out or inspect a body part or artefact referred to in a verbal comment about appearance.

the answer is: apostrophe and allusion.

apostrophe refers to a poetic technique that is used to address an absent individual or an abstract idea/being. allusion on the other hand is a poetic technique that being done by making an indirect reference to other person with a high level of significance (could be historically or culturally significant)