This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is meant by 'Stress:Concern for the Audience'? A) You are interested in their welfare. B) You ignore their needs. C) You focus on yourself. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are interested in their welfare. 2. Pathos appeals to: A) Emotion. B) Authority. C) Logic. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion. 3. What are the 3 C's when it comes to creating an effective persuasive speech? A) Character, choice, credibility. B) Credibility, charisma, choice. C) Competence, content, character. D) Competence, character, charisma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competence, character, charisma. 4. Read the following excerpt from Gore's Nobel speech.After performing 10, 000 equations by hand, Svante Arrhenius calculated that the earth's average temperature would increase by many degrees if we doubled the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.What persuasive technique is Gore using? A) An appeal to emotion. B) An appeal to truth. C) An appeal to authority. D) An appeal to reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An appeal to authority. 5. A speech is different from an essay because ..... (a) our audience is listening instead of reading(b) I can use a casual and forceful tone of voice(c) I can tell a personal story and use "I" A) A. B) B. C) C. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. What is Ethos, Pathos and Logos together called? A) Rhetorical Shape. B) Rhetorical Parameters. C) Rhetorical Triangle. D) Persuasive Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Triangle. 7. ) What is the "unfinished work" that Lincoln refers to in The Gettysburg Address? A) Freedom and equality for all citizens. B) The right to vote. C) Freedom from England. D) The right for one to select who they marry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom and equality for all citizens. 8. The target audience is ..... A) Parents all around the world. B) Journalists to be able to write articles. C) The people who are intended to receive the message by the presenter. D) The audience within the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people who are intended to receive the message by the presenter. 9. "What if everyone threw their rubbish on the ground?" This is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Rhetorical question. B) Colloquial language. C) Hypothetical question. D) Expert opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothetical question. 10. By using specialised terms, the author can persuade the audience that theyare an expert. A) Generalisations. B) Humor. C) Jargon. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 11. Aims to make the audience attentive and receptive. Provides the main idea. A) Narratio. B) Peroratio. C) Partitio. D) Exordium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exordium. 12. What is the primary purpose of using emotional appeals in a persuasive speech? A) To provide factual information. B) To entertain the audience. C) To influence the audience's feelings and attitudes. D) To summarise the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To influence the audience's feelings and attitudes. 13. They can also make the author appearsophisticated or well spoken. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration and Assonance. C) Imagery and figurative language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery and figurative language. 14. Which of the following is a technique used to appeal to the audience's emotions in a persuasive speech? A) Kairos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 15. Appeals to logic or reason ..... A) Emotional Appeal. B) Fallacy. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 16. The language in a teen magazine article would be A) Colloquial language and informal tone. B) In proper English. C) No words just pictures. D) Formal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colloquial language and informal tone. 17. Which of the following is most important when interpreting a speaker's intent in a persuasive speech? A) The speaker's clothing. B) The use of persuasive devices and language choices. C) The time of day. D) The size of the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of persuasive devices and language choices. 18. Which of the following is the best example of reality? A) Gravity causes objects to fall toward the Earth. B) Unicorns live in forests. C) Aliens control the weather. D) Wishes come true if you believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity causes objects to fall toward the Earth. 19. Vocabulary:What is a synonym for:humiliate. A) Treat badly. B) Hopeless. C) Embarrass. D) Frighten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embarrass. 20. Body language that implies authority: A) Good body posture. B) Slouching. C) Lack of eye contact. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good body posture. 21. "Principal Jo Wastle says that running a school is a complex, challenging but rewarding business." This is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Rhetorical question. B) Colloquial language. C) Emotive language. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expert Opinion. 22. What type of audience is a favorable one? A) One that hates you and your message. B) One that likes you and your message. C) One that does not care either way. D) One that has not made up their mind yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One that likes you and your message. 23. The act of causing people to believe or do something is called: A) Information. B) Motivation. C) Persuasion. D) Argumentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuasion. 24. This type of audience is hostile and not sympathetic. A) Opposed. B) Neutral. C) Uncommitted. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposed. 25. Which of the following does MLK caution "his people" NOT to do? A) Use non-violence. B) Don't be satisfied. C) Go back to home states and keep working for equality. D) Be bitter and hateful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be bitter and hateful. 26. A recent survey found that 90% of students favoured no school uniforms at all.Is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Statistical evidence. B) Emotive language. C) Rhetorical question. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistical evidence. 27. Which of the following is NOT an example of persuasion? A) A politician asking for support. B) A weather reporter announcing the forecast. C) A priest urging followers to obey God. D) An advertisement endorsing a product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A weather reporter announcing the forecast. 28. What is the term for a brief story used in a speech to illustrate a point? A) Analogy. B) Anecdote. C) Allusion. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 29. Which of the following is an example of an emotional appeal (pathos)? A) "According to the Bureau of Statistics, 60% of students walk to school.". B) "Imagine a world where every child feels safe and happy.". C) "The distance from Sydney to Melbourne is 878 kilometres.". D) "The law was passed in 2010.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Imagine a world where every child feels safe and happy.". 30. What is the purpose of using rhetorical questions in a speech? A) To confuse the audience. B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. C) To show the speaker's knowledge. D) To fill time during the speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPersuasive Speech Quiz 1Persuasive Speech Quiz 2Persuasive Speech Quiz 4Persuasive Speech Quiz 5Persuasive Speech Quiz 6Persuasive Speech Quiz 7Persuasive Speech Quiz 8Persuasive Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books