This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 38 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which DARCFOREST strategy is being used:If not now, when? If not you, who? A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical question. C) Counterclaim. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 2. Words such as 'undoubtedly', 'certainly', 'must' and 'definitely' are examples of which persuasive technique? A) Hyperbole or exaggeration. B) Rule of Three. C) Anecdote. D) High Modality Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High Modality Words. 3. Statistics & Evidence A) Using personal opinions to support an argument. B) Using the results of expert research, government enquiries. C) Using anecdotal evidence from friends and family. D) Using emotional appeals to persuade the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the results of expert research, government enquiries. 4. Which persuasive technique uses the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words? A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Exaggeration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 5. What does the term 'undertone' refer to in a literary work? A) The most obvious emotion. B) A subtle or less apparent feeling. C) The main subject. D) An explicit comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A subtle or less apparent feeling. 6. In this advertising technique ..... vague words or phrases are used to evoke a good/positive feeling in customers. (Examples are Freedom, peace, and, home/family.) A) Plain Folk. B) Bandwagon. C) Transfer. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glittering Generalities. 7. This technique stresses the positive qualities and ignores the negative, giving us only part of the picture. A) Bandwagon. B) Transfer. C) Card Stacking. D) Patriotic Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Card Stacking. 8. Do you really expect me to believe these students know what is best for them? A) Stereotype. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhetorical question. D) Short sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 9. Identify the technique in this example: "Our product will change your life forever!" A) Hyperbole. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 10. Of teachers spend their lives collecting cereal packets whilst they drink tea. A) Statistics. B) Inclusive language. C) Personal experience. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistics. 11. E in AFOREST is for? A) Elephant. B) Emotive Language. C) Examples. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive Language. 12. This is an indirect comparison of two unlike things by saying that one 'is' the other. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 13. You'll make the right decision because you have something that few people do:you have heart. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 14. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:The city was a disaster area filled with death and disease A) Counterclaim. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 15. "What are you doing to help?" Is an example of ..... A) A metaphor. B) A repetition question. C) Emotive language. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A rhetorical question. 16. Appeal to the 'hip pocket' $ $ A) Suggesting that a change/policy will cost individuals or the community. B) A strategy to appeal to emotional sentiments rather than financial concerns. C) A method to increase public awareness about financial literacy. D) An approach to promote government subsidies for essential services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggesting that a change/policy will cost individuals or the community. 17. How many persuasive techniques are identified as enhancing any piece of text? A) Five. B) Seven. C) Twelve. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ten. 18. Lush, green valleys and hills become permanently transformed into empty spaces of scarred wasteland. A) Contrast or Emotive Words. B) Direct personal appeal or exaggeration. C) Analogy or Evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrast or Emotive Words. 19. It is a brief, serious, amusing and interesting story. A) Tale. B) Fable. C) Legend. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 20. "He was a difficult and dangerous character who destroyed everything he touched." Is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Triple. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 21. Which technique suggests that everyone is using a product, so you should too? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Card Stacking. D) Name Calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 22. Anectode A) A story about antelopes. B) A short story that is very biased. C) A short account or story of an entertaining or interesting incident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A short account or story of an entertaining or interesting incident. 23. Deliberate exaggeration or making an overstatement is an example of what device? A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhetoric. D) Embellishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 24. Why do writers use emotive language? (Choose the most suitable answer) A) To persuade the reader by making them feel something. B) To make the reader feel sad and guilty. C) To make the reader question themselves. D) To upset the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To persuade the reader by making them feel something. 25. Which grade level is this lesson intended for? A) 1st Grade-Elementary School. B) 2nd Grade-Middle School. C) 3rd Grade-High School. D) 4th Grade-College. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Grade-High School. 26. Inclusive Language A) The use of pronouns such as 'we' or terms like 'our people'. B) The use of complex vocabulary to impress the reader. C) The use of jargon specific to a profession or field. D) The use of formal language to maintain distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of pronouns such as 'we' or terms like 'our people'. 27. When a speaker uses their own credibility or character to persuade the audience, which technique are they using? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 28. In advertising, which technique is used to make the audience feel that everyone is using the product, so they should too? A) Testimonial. B) Bandwagon. C) Name Calling. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 29. A company wants to sell a product by saying, "If you care about your health, you need this supplement." What type of persuasive technique are they using, and why might it be effective? A) Appeal to logic, because it uses scientific facts. B) Appeal to authority, because it references experts. C) Appeal to emotion, because it tries to persuade by triggering concern for health. D) Appeal to tradition, because it refers to long-standing practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to emotion, because it tries to persuade by triggering concern for health. 30. Why is the straw man fallacy considered a weak argumentative strategy? A) Because it avoids addressing the real argument and instead attacks a misrepresented version, which does not contribute to a productive or fair discussion. B) Because it always leads to agreement between both parties. C) Because it provides more evidence for the original argument. D) Because it helps the opponent win the debate easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it avoids addressing the real argument and instead attacks a misrepresented version, which does not contribute to a productive or fair discussion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Techniques Quiz 1Persuasive Techniques Quiz 2Persuasive Techniques Quiz 3Persuasive Techniques Quiz 4Persuasive Techniques Quiz 5Persuasive Techniques Quiz 6Persuasive Techniques Quiz 7Persuasive Techniques Quiz 8Persuasive Techniques Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books