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Persuasion Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Rhetoric?

a)

the art of communicating ideas

b)

the art of talking like a pro

c)

the art of pretty words

d)

the art of mind control

2.

Context in speech is...

a)

the words in a sentence

b)

the collection of textbooks

c)

the occasion or time and place a speech was given

3.

Purpose in speech is...

a)

the meaning of life

b)

the topic & idea being presented, or goal that the speaker wants to achieve

c)

what we were put on this Earth to accomplish

4.

Rhetorical Triangle consists of...

a)

Topic, Theme, Audience

b)

Topic, Speaker, Audience

c)

Subject, Theme, Balance

d)

Subject, Speaker, Audience

5.

The Subject in persuasive speech is...

a)

Me, Myself, and I

b)

The persona you are taking on when you write or speak

c)

A noun in a sentence that is the focus of a sentence

6.

The Speaker in a speech is...

a)

The crowd of people observing a speech

b)

Head of the House of Representatives

c)

Person speaking during a speech or author of a written text

7.

The Audience of a speech is...

a)

My cat watching me sit on the toilet

b)

The crowd of people or a single person observing a speech or reading a text

c)

A dog begging to play outside

d)

A homeless person sitting on the side of the road

8.

Rhetorical Appeals consist of...

a)

Pathos, Ethos, Logos

b)

Ergos, Logos, Pathos

c)

Logos, Parthos, Ethos

9.

Pathos means...

a)

Presenting a path for the audience to take

b)

Appeals to the audience's emotions. Can evoke positive emotions or negative emotions such as happiness, pain, fear, or guilt.

c)

The Greek god of paths and roads

d)

Appeals to logic and creativity

10.

Ethos means...

a)

Appeals to the credibility and character of the speaker/writer

b)

Ergo, selfishness, snobbish

c)

All about love and emotions

d)

The pursuit of happiness

11.

Logos means...

a)

The use of emotions to persuade the audience

b)

The use of credibility to persuade the audience

c)

The use of strategy and tactics to persuade an audience

d)

The use of logic or reason to persuade, usually demonstrated with statistics, facts, and evidence