Analyzing Speeches and Rhetoric

Analyzing Speeches and Rhetoric

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the video discussed in the introduction?

Barack Obama's 2008 speech

The film 'Remember the Titans'

Coach Boone's football strategies

The history of the United States

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical element focuses on the speaker's credibility?

Ethos

Pathos

Modality

Logos

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'logos' refer to in rhetorical analysis?

Emotional appeal

Logical reasoning and facts

Use of metaphors

Speaker's credibility

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Obama's speech, what issue is highlighted with the imagery of 'crumbling schools'?

Healthcare crisis

Foreign policy issues

Economic decline

Public education crisis

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What rhetorical device is used when Obama repeats 'not this time' in his speech?

Simile

Antithesis

Anaphora

Metaphor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theme is addressed in the section of Obama's speech discussing 'shuttered Mills'?

Education

Patriotism

Unemployment and economic decline

Healthcare

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key theme in the concluding part of Obama's speech?

Hope for future generations

The importance of war

The need for economic reform

The role of technology

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