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FAMOUS SPEECHES

Authored by George Kerschen

English

12th Grade

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FAMOUS SPEECHES
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Demosthenes saying about the people of Athens as they are under attack from an invading army?

They are not brave warriors.

They take their victory for granted

Team work makes the dream work

They are too lazy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Demosthenes (384-322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. 

What is the meaning of rhetoric?

persuasive speech

epideictic speech or writing

phonaesthetics

law-making

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You have not been vanquished; you have never even stirred.

This line is an example of litotes, or understatement with a negation. It also uses anaphora, or repetition to---

emphasize their bravery in battle

suggest they are too lazy to fight

build up their spirits in a time of fear

suggest new tactics for defense of the city

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of logical structure does Demosthenes use in this speech?

chronological order

specific to general

patterns (and reversals)

cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on this passage, Demosthenes' speeches were likely---

eloquent

tongue-tied

ad-libbed

inaudible

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does this passage suggest about the importance of practice?

People have celebrated Demosthenes natural talent for thousands of years.

Demosthenes was not a born orator, but he became one with work.

Demosthenes prefer to extemporize over preparation.

Demosthenes was often tongue-tied. However, he was courageous, so people put up with his rudimentary attempts at speech.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What evidence does this passage give to suggest the idea that Demosthenes worked diligently to become a better speaker?

It says he was passionate.

The passage describes his habits of trying to speak over the sound of waves or with pebbles in his mouth.

The passage states that he was a successful orator, or speaker.

The passage describes his talent for speech as a gift, something he was born with.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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