This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read this excerpt from a speech. What is its purpose?"Water pollution is a growing threat to our environment. Not only does it harm aquatic creatures, but it can lead to serious health problems in humans." A) To inform the audience. B) To entertain the audience. C) To convince the audience. D) To make the audience feel emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To inform the audience. 2. Name the persuasive technique:'Will things never change?' A) Rhetorical question. B) Fact. C) Emotive language. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 3. Which of the following is an effective way to start a persuasive speech? A) Start with a famous quote. B) Start with a random fact. C) Start with a long introduction. D) Start with a personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start with a famous quote. 4. PATHOS:If a speaker uses Pathos in a persuasive speech, what are they trying to appeal to? A) The audience's logic and reasons. B) The audience's feelings and emotions (like sadness or hope). C) The speaker's credibility and good character. D) The step-by-step process of solving a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The audience's feelings and emotions (like sadness or hope). 5. What is the third step in Monroe's Motivated Sequence? A) Call the audience to action. B) Gain attention. C) Establish a need or problem. D) Offer solutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Offer solutions. 6. If your audience is in favour, you need to strengthen their attitude to your points with A) Logical argument. B) Emotional message. C) Competence and credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical argument. 7. The following is the rhetorical strategy of ethos EXCEPT A) Conveying good character. B) Conveying credibility. C) Conveying competence. D) Conveying good emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conveying good emotion. 8. Tip for delivering a persuasive speech: A) Don't be confident. B) Remember to use facial expressions. C) Memorise your speech word for word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember to use facial expressions. 9. Your speech should include about two to five ..... A) Introductions. B) Main ideas. C) Subtopics. D) Conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main ideas. 10. Why is varying sentence length and structure important in persuasive speeches? A) It helps maintain the audience's attention and highlights important ideas. B) It makes the speech sound more natural and engaging. C) It allows the speaker to control the pace and tone of the speech. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Which type of persuasive speech is this: "The death penalty deters crime." A) Factual. B) Value. C) Policy. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factual. 12. Our oral presentations should be A) 3-4 minutes. B) 4-6 minutes. C) 10 minutes. D) 6-8 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4-6 minutes. 13. Consider the emotional appeals in "Always go to the funeral." How do they contribute to the speech's persuasive power? A) They make the speech more entertaining. B) They help the audience relate to the message. C) They provide logical reasoning. D) They offer a historical perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They help the audience relate to the message. 14. Which sentence uses the correct spelling and use of the homophone their/there/they're? A) Their waiting for your action. B) There waiting for your action. C) They're waiting for your action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're waiting for your action. 15. A synonym of "persuade" is ..... A) Trick. B) Convince. C) Genius. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convince. 16. Which of the following best describes the use of emotional appeal in "Always go to the funeral" ? A) It is used to manipulate the audience. B) It is used to connect with the audience. C) It is used to distract the audience. D) It is used to provide factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is used to connect with the audience. 17. Many business uses advertisements to get the public interested in their products and services. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which is the most important part in the persuasive speech structure? A) Strong opening. B) Stating argument. C) Addressing counter-arguments. D) Closing the speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong opening. 19. Below are the 3 components of the persuasion process except one. Which does not belong to the group? A) Venue. B) Speaker. C) Audience. D) Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venue. 20. According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, why are he and the others attending the ceremony unable to make the ground at Gettysburg holy? A) The soldiers who fought there have already made it holy. B) The site can never be holy until the Civil War has ended. C) Too much violence and bloodshed have taken place there. D) Only God, not human beings, can ever make a place holy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The soldiers who fought there have already made it holy. 21. What is the effect of using repetition in a persuasive speech? A) To confuse the reader. B) To reinforce an idea for emphasis. C) To introduce new ideas. D) To summarize statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reinforce an idea for emphasis. 22. In which version of Monroe's Motivated Sequence would you call the audience to action in the conclusion? A) Version 1. B) Version 4. C) Version 2. D) Version 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Version 4. 23. "I know of no way of judging of the future but the past" is an example of which appeal? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 24. ..... is used by a speaker to persuade their listeners by establishing his/her credentials to be speaking to the audience on the specific subject matter. A) Microphone. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 25. ) "Sprite zero is 100% sugar-free!" This use of a statistic is an example of ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 26. What is the purpose of knowing your audience in a persuasive speech? A) To provide a summary of the speech. B) To confuse the audience. C) To adapt and tailor the tone and language of your speech. D) To introduce a new topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To adapt and tailor the tone and language of your speech. 27. Faulkner's speech contains all these devices, except: A) Parallel structure. B) Metaphor and repetition. C) Rhetorical question. D) Pathos and ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 28. "The research-conducted by professors at Harvard University-suggests that you should learn a second language." A) Appeal to authority. B) Appeal to the emotions. C) Appeal to logic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to authority. 29. ) A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette is using ..... to persuade. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 30. It is a question about the worth, rightness, morality, and so forth of an idea or action. A) Fact. B) Value. C) Policy. D) None of the above. 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