This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Having a good understanding of your audience's attitude can help you design a better speech goal to influence your audience attitude in the way you like A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more" means Chief Joseph will not fight: A) Beyond the horizon. B) From this day foreward. C) As the sun god is his witness. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From this day foreward. 3. What is an example of a question of "fact" ? A) Should we have school uniforms or not?. B) Is Paparazzi good or bad?. C) Are athletes positive role models?. D) Why is it necessary to recycle?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is Paparazzi good or bad?. 4. Before your speech, A) Make cue cards to read verbatim. B) Stay up late and worry. C) Have confidence that you can wing it. D) Practice in front of a mirror, another person, or a video camera. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practice in front of a mirror, another person, or a video camera. 5. Imagine you're in a debate club with Maya, Ava, and Michael. Which appeal would you use to persuade them using reason? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Reasoning. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 6. A government's decision to provide free education is an example of a: A) Policy. B) Fact. C) Theory. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy. 7. Select the example of hyperbole (using exaggeration for effect) A) Every year billions of children across the world . B) The trees swayed gracefully . C) Princess Diana was as pretty as a goddess . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every year billions of children across the world . 8. Edwards compares each of his listeners to "a spider or some loathsome insect held over the fire" in order to stress a human being's A) Ugliness in God's eyes. B) Unimportance in God's plan. C) Powerlessness in comparison to God. D) Courage in the face of God's wrath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Powerlessness in comparison to God. 9. Peter tells Petra that the best candy bar in the world is a Kit-Kat bar. Peter has only ever eaten Kit-Kat bars A) Hasty generalization. B) Ad Homenim. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty generalization. 10. PART A:Identify the part of a persuasive speech (1-10). "Experts from the CDC say teenagers need 8-10 hours of sleep." This sentence is- A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) Solution. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 11. How does repetition contribute to persuasive communication? A) It emphasizes key points. B) It adds unnecessary details. C) It decreases credibility. D) It confuses the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes key points. 12. The straw man fallacy is ..... A) Is the same as the bandwagon fallacy. B) When an argument has only two possible solutions but you are led to believe there are more so you can no longer track the argument. C) When a debater constructs a more easily defeated version of his opponent's position to attack, rather than addressing his real arguments. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When a debater constructs a more easily defeated version of his opponent's position to attack, rather than addressing his real arguments. 13. True or False:A *comparative advantages* pattern works best when the audience already supports acting but needs help choosing *which* policy. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Zany means A) Cool. B) Weird. C) Smart. D) Spicy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weird. 15. We must work together to change the world, we must work together to save the world and we must work together or there will be no, we. A) Repetition. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 16. "I've Been to the Mountaintop" #9 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 17. This man was born as a slave on a plantation. A) Booker T. Washington. B) W.E.B DuBois. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Booker T. Washington. 18. After figuring out your audience, you should construct a ..... for your speech. A) Purpose. B) Outline. C) Rough draft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose. 19. Aristotle thought that Plato's Theory of Forms: A) Was not very accurate in demonstrating thereality of things. B) Was themost appropriate way of understanding the world around us. C) Had beenwell developed as a hypothetical realm of Forms and represented reality. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was not very accurate in demonstrating thereality of things. 20. What are some ways to conclude a persuasive speech effectively? A) Reading from a script. B) Summarizing key points, using a powerful quote or statistic, making a call to action, or leaving the audience with a memorable thought. C) Introducing new information at the end. D) Using a monotone voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarizing key points, using a powerful quote or statistic, making a call to action, or leaving the audience with a memorable thought. 21. "You should definitely get help with your debt, & I say that as somebody with over 30 years experience of debt counseling." 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. 22. The ..... is where you restate the thesis and make an appeal to the readers. A) Hook. B) Introduction. C) Conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 23. Which of the following best describes persuasive speech? A) A speech that merely informs the audience. B) A speech designed to entertain the audience. C) A speech designed to move people to do or not to do something. D) A speech that narrates personal experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A speech designed to move people to do or not to do something. 24. How many things do you need to talk about in a Problem-Solution speech? A) 5. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 25. Aloof means A) So excited. B) Super spontaneous. C) Don't care. D) Really sad. 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