This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Appeals to logic or reason ..... A) Emotional Appeal. B) Fallacy. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Vocabulary:What is a synonym for:humiliate. A) Embarrass. B) Frighten. C) Treat badly. D) Hopeless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrass. 6. 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. 7. "Principal Jo Wastle says that running a school is a complex, challenging but rewarding business." This is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Colloquial language. B) Emotive language. C) Rhetorical question. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expert Opinion. 8. 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. 9. The act of causing people to believe or do something is called: A) Information. B) Persuasion. C) Argumentation. D) Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuasion. 10. This type of audience is hostile and not sympathetic. A) Opposed. B) Uncommitted. C) Indifferent. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposed. 11. 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. 12. A recent survey found that 90% of students favoured no school uniforms at all.Is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Rhetorical question. B) Expert Opinion. C) Emotive language. D) Statistical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statistical evidence. 13. Which of the following is NOT an example of persuasion? A) A priest urging followers to obey God. B) A politician asking for support. C) A weather reporter announcing the forecast. D) An advertisement endorsing a product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A weather reporter announcing the forecast. 14. 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. 15. 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.". 16. 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. 17. This type of speech's goal is to influence, motivate, or change the audience's mind. A) Informative Speech. B) Persuasive Speech. C) Special Occasion Speech. D) Impromptu Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuasive Speech. 18. What is the purpose of using a 'what if' scenario 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 make the audience follow your thought process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make the audience follow your thought process. 19. What are some common logical fallacies to avoid in a persuasive speech? A) Red herring. B) Circular reasoning. C) Ad hominem, straw man, slippery slope, false dilemma. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad hominem, straw man, slippery slope, false dilemma. 20. Which of the following best describes W.E.B. Du Bois's approach to civil rights? A) Give and take between races. B) Gradual attainment of civil rights. C) Complete civil rights immediately. D) Economic equality with social segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete civil rights immediately. 21. What is an example of ad hominem? A) You can either eat what the cafeteria is serving or starve. B) Mrs. Moe's argument about how we are responsible for completing the assignment is invalid because she is wearing an ugly scarf. C) Mrs. Moe has a Starbucks drink today so that means she will not go to Caribou and then Caribou will go out of business. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Moe's argument about how we are responsible for completing the assignment is invalid because she is wearing an ugly scarf. 22. What is one important aspect of a persuasive speech topic? A) Having complexity. B) Having simplicity. C) Having clarity. D) Having ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having clarity. 23. Mental dialogue is referring to? A) The blockage of ideas. B) Mental give and take between speaker and listener. C) Mental self monologue when needed for self-confirmation. D) A discussion done in one-self. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental give and take between speaker and listener. 24. An example of faulty causality is: A) 50 students are skipping 6th hour today so the teachers won't care if we skip. B) They serve chicken in the cafeteria every day so you can have chicken or eat nothing. C) I said I like snow so it snowed the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I said I like snow so it snowed the next day. 25. Active or Passive:The balloons were delivered by a happy clown. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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