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Propaganda Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

This type of propaganda tries to make people think they are better than others by thinking or acting a certain way.

a)

glittering generalities

b)

testimonials

c)

snobbery

d)

stereotyping

2.

This propaganda tells you to base your decision on what someone else (usually someone famous) thinks.

a)

innuendo and rumor

b)

glittering generalities

c)

snobbery

d)

testimonials

3.

This type of propoganda makes accusations, but doesn’t give any facts to support the claims.

a)

testimonials

b)

glittering generalities

c)

name calling

d)

scare tactics

4.

This type of propaganda says that most people feel a certain way and so should you.

a)

bandwagon effect

b)

innuendo and rumor

c)

glittering generalities

d)

stereotyping

5.

This propaganda describes possible “negative” effects with strong and unsupported images that make people act out of fear instead of reason.

a)

glittering generalities

b)

stereotyping

c)

scare tactics

d)

appeal to science

6.

This type of propaganda says that something is supported by scientific evidence, although the information is not backed with facts.

a)

scare tactics

b)

appeal to science

c)

glittering generalities

d)

bandwagon effect

7.

This propaganda tries to connect you with people by saying they are “just like you.”

a)

testimonials

b)

association with ordinary folks

c)

stereotyping

d)

bandwagon effect

8.

This propaganda says that negative things are true without defining or explaining them.

a)

testimonials

b)

scare tactics

c)

glittering generalities

d)

innuendo and rumor

9.

Greenpeace's "Turtle Journey" featured a turtle family on their way home from visiting relatives. Along the way, they experience and react to things that come with a long journey in typical ways, thus making them very relatable. This is an example of what type of propaganda?

a)

bandwagon

b)

association with ordinary folk

c)

testimonials

d)

innuendo and rumor

10.

This ad is an example of what type of propaganda?

a)

testimonials

b)

innuendo and rumor

c)

bandwagon effect

d)

scare tactics

11.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

bandwagon effect

b)

innuendo and rumor

c)

scare tactics

d)

testimonials

12.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

association with ordinary folks

b)

snobbery

c)

bandwagon effect

d)

glittering generalities

13.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

testimonial

b)

bandwagon effect

c)

glittering generalities

d)

innuendo and rumor

14.

“If he is voted in, your taxes will increase, while your pay stays where it is.”

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

innuendo and rumor

b)

glittering generalities

c)

scare tactics

d)

stereotyping

15.

“Don’t vote for him, you know how his people are.”

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

bandwagon effect

b)

rumor and innuendo

c)

stereotyping

d)

scare tactics