This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Truth uses rhetorical questions to: A) Establish repetition. B) Establish ethos and logos. C) Establish pathos. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establish repetition. 2. Advertisers use the power of persuasion to their advantage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. This pair of activities are used by the presenter to help the audience understand the problem better. A) Compare and contact. B) Compare and contrast. C) Compute and contact. D) Compute and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare and contrast. 4. Evelyn is preparing a presentation on climate change and wants to include strong evidence to support her arguments. What type of evidence includes statistics and expert opinions? A) Logical Reasoning. B) Real-life Examples. C) Gather Evidence. D) Counterarguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather Evidence. 5. Name the persuasive technique: "School uniform is very uncomfortable because the tie feels tight around my neck." A) Repetition. B) Fact. C) Statistic. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opinion. 6. What is the definition of 'rule of three'? A) Using real life examples to support claims. B) Using exaggeration. C) Grouping words or ideas in threes to make them memorable and persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grouping words or ideas in threes to make them memorable and persuasive. 7. What techniques can be used to appeal to an audience's emotions? A) Using complex jargon. B) Focusing solely on statistics. C) Presenting only factual information. D) Techniques include storytelling, vivid imagery, music, personal anecdotes, humor, and addressing shared values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Techniques include storytelling, vivid imagery, music, personal anecdotes, humor, and addressing shared values. 8. "Over 1 million people trust us with their savings." What type of persuasive feature is this? A) Emotional appeal. B) Evidence or proof. C) Call to action. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence or proof. 9. What is the purpose of the call to action in a persuasive presentation? A) To pressure the listeners unnecessarily. B) To manipulate the audience. C) To confuse the audience. D) To ask the audience to take the first key step in the solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To confuse the audience. 10. Which of the following is an example of a persuasive device commonly used in speeches? A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Rhetorical question. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 11. Genuine; real: A) Sincear. B) Sincere. C) Sinsere. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sincere. 12. You argue that Johan is the best suitable candidate for the president post based on the facts that he has lead various university program successfully. He is also very responsible and dedicated person. This shows that you are arguing from A) Sign. B) Causation. C) Example. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Example. 13. It is important to use facts to persuade your audience, and you may do so by adjusting some details to support your idea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Why might a speaker use an anecdote in their speech? A) To make their argument more relatable and memorable. B) To confuse the audience. C) To provide statistical data. D) To list laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make their argument more relatable and memorable. 15. With which audience do you need to compromise with? A) Uncommitted. B) Indifferent. C) Opposed. D) Supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opposed. 16. Read the following text:Avery delighted in the crunch and crackle of the red, orange and yellow leaves under her feet as she walked home from school, but she failed to look both ways before crossing the street.What colour are the leaves is what type of question? A) Inferential. B) Evaluative. C) Hypothetical. D) Literal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literal. 17. What makes a topic persuasive? A) Being interesting to the speaker. B) Being something that will make the audience want to listen to the speaker and motivate them to do what the speaker says. C) Being descriptive to the audience. D) Being informative to the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being something that will make the audience want to listen to the speaker and motivate them to do what the speaker says. 18. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. A) Problem-solution order. B) Problem-cause-solution order. C) Comparative advantages order. D) Monroe's motivated sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monroe's motivated sequence. 19. Which of the following quotations is the BEST example of a metaphor? A) "However you may have reformed your life ". B) "your guilt in the meantime is constantly increasing ". C) "the mere arbitrary will, and uncovenanted, unobliged forbearance of an incensed God". D) "the floods of God's vengeance have been withheld ". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "the floods of God's vengeance have been withheld ". 20. What persuasive technique is used in the statement: "Recycling just one aluminium can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours" ? A) Emotive language. B) Personal pronouns. C) Rhetorical question. D) Facts and figures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Facts and figures. 21. What is the first thing you need to talk about in a Problem-Solution speech? A) The problem. B) Harms and effects. C) Causes. D) Solutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The problem. 22. PERSUASIVE SPEECHES ARE BASED ON WHAT? A) OPINIONS. B) IDEAS. C) FACTS. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FACTS. 23. "And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them" is an example of A) Repetition. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 24. According to Toastmasters International, there are six tips to help you go from nervous to natural. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What is the main goal of a policy persuasive speech? A) To entertain. B) To call for action. C) To inform. D) To define terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To call for action. 26. Expresses a position and supports it with reasons and evidence. A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Counterargument. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 27. Does the writer/speaker seem trustworthy?Does the writer/speaker seem knowledgeable?How does the writer/speaker establish credibility and authority? A) LOGOS. B) PATHOS. C) ETHOS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ETHOS. 28. 'Research suggests that 64% of homeowners have trouble paying bills' is an example of ..... A) Anecdote. B) Personal experience. C) Statistic. D) Expert opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistic. 29. What's the best way to prepare for nervousness? A) Don't prepare. B) Practice with feedback. C) Hide behind your paper. D) Rush through your speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice with feedback. 30. Active or Passive:The shop window was broken by someone last night. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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