This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Loaded words A) Your boyfriend. B) Is rhetoric used to influence an audience by using word and phrases with strong connotations in order to invoke an emotional response and or exploit stereotypes. C) A trite of obvious remark. D) Daddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is rhetoric used to influence an audience by using word and phrases with strong connotations in order to invoke an emotional response and or exploit stereotypes. 2. What is the second step in Monroe's Motivated Sequence? A) Call the audience to action. B) Establish a need or problem. C) Offer solutions. D) Gain attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establish a need or problem. 3. Passive agreement and immediate action are types of ..... A) Questions of policy. B) Questions of value. C) Questions of fact. D) Questions of fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Questions of policy. 4. "Everyone loves Rebecca, because she is so popular." A) Circular argument. B) Ad Hominem. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular argument. 5. What organizational method for persuasive speeches is designed to take the audience through the five steps of attention, need, satisfaction, visualization and action. A) Mazwell's influence model. B) Miller's psychological process. C) Monroe's Motivated Sequence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monroe's Motivated Sequence. 6. Gestures are a strong way to help stress certain ideas in a speech. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. ) "If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation." ..... This person is using ..... to persuade. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 8. Persuasive arguments do need require a thesis statement A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Pathos is an appeal of ..... A) Logic. B) Emotion. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotion. 10. Which of the following would best help you evaluate the effectiveness of a persuasive speech? A) Counting the number of jokes told. B) Analysing how well the speech achieves its purpose and influences the audience. C) Checking the length of the speech. D) Noting the speaker's clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analysing how well the speech achieves its purpose and influences the audience. 11. Standing up straight is an example of a good ..... A) Smile. B) Persuasion. C) Posture. D) Insult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Posture. 12. Persuades using facts A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 13. Does the author/speaker appeal to your emotions?What feelings do you feel when reading the text?How did the writer establish or create a relationship with you? A) ETHOS. B) PATHOS. C) LOGOS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PATHOS. 14. Unfriendly; antagonistic A) Hostile. B) Opinion. C) Evidence. D) Apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hostile. 15. If a person is teaching a class how to safely change a car tire, what type of speech is that? A) Persuasive. B) Literary. C) Extemporaneous. D) Demonstrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demonstrative. 16. Leaving gaps to reinforce your words and create a sense of importance is called A) Projection. B) Articulation. C) Pronunciation. D) Pausing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pausing. 17. What was the difference in the background of Plato and Aristotle? A) Plato was abiologist and Aristotle a mathematician. B) Plato was anaturalist and Aristotle an idealist. C) Plato was based on abstract concepts andAristotle on observation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plato was based on abstract concepts andAristotle on observation. 18. Notecards can help keep you on track during your speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Why is using a surprising statistic effective in a persuasive speech? A) To confuse the audience. B) To make the speech more boring. C) To make the audience fall asleep. D) To get the message across right away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To get the message across right away. 20. Which of the following is NOT a component of a good persuasive speech? A) Logical reasoning. B) Examples and stories. C) Personal opinions only. D) Backed up by research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal opinions only. 21. Which persuasive feature is defined as "three parallel phrases or clauses for rhythm" ? A) Rhetorical question. B) Inclusive language. C) Tricolon. D) Personal anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tricolon. 22. Which of the following is the primary focus of logical appeals (logos)? A) Reasoning and evidence. B) Emotional connection. C) Speaker's credibility. D) Personal growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasoning and evidence. 23. The best part of a story when gaining and keeping your audience's attention is A) The beginning. B) The end. C) The zig zag tension. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The zig zag tension. 24. To deliver a successful persuasive speech, you must anticipate objections and A) Try your best to avoid them. B) Be ready with their answers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be ready with their answers. 25. What are the three persuasive appeals in a persuasive speech? A) ETHOS (ethical reasoning), LOGOS (logical reasoning/math), PATHOS (emotional reasoning). B) ETHOS, MYTHOS, LOGOS. C) LOGOS, PATHOS, PHOBOS. D) PATHOS, LOGOS, CHRONOS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ETHOS (ethical reasoning), LOGOS (logical reasoning/math), PATHOS (emotional reasoning). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Speech Quiz 1Persuasive Speech Quiz 2Persuasive Speech Quiz 3Persuasive 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