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Propaganda Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word matches this definition?
Definition: a famous person endorses or supports an idea, product, or a candidate. If they like it, so should we!
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Propaganda
c)
Either/Or
d)
Testimonial/Endorsement
2.
What type of propaganda is this?
a)
Glittering Generality
b)
Loaded Words
c)
Either/Or
d)
Bandwagon
3.
What type of propaganda is this?
a)
Loaded Words
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Glittering Generality
d)
Name Calling
4.
What type of propaganda is this?
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Testimonial/Endorsement
c)
Either/Or
d)
Loaded Words
5.
What word best matches this definition?
Definition: A negative word or feeling attached to an idea, product, or person making us think we are NOT interested.
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Propagandist
c)
Either/Or
d)
Name Calling
6.
What type of propaganda is this?
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Name Calling
c)
Testimonial/Endorsement
d)
Glittering Generality
7.

The Testimonial technique...

a)

uses a celebrity or public figure to sell a product/service

b)

uses religion to sell a product/service

c)

focuses on making fun of competing businesses or people in order to sell a product/service

d)

is not a propaganda technique

8.

Glittering generalities...

a)

is when a product has very pretty packaging

b)

uses vague, positive language in order to make a product sound more appealing

c)

use a celebrity to sell a product or service

d)

is not a propaganda technique

9.

Name calling...

a)

is bullying

b)

is when a politician or company directly makes fun of their competition in order to make themselves look better

c)

only focus on a product or person’s positive traits in order to make themselves look better

d)

is not a propaganda technique

10.

The Bandwagon technique is...

a)

playing on people's fear of being left out to try and sell products

b)

trying to make people feel original by being in an exclusive, small group

c)

when companies try to reach out to people on social media

d)

not a propaganda technique

11.

Identify the technique

a)

testimonial

b)

glittering generalities

c)

bandwagon

12.

Identify the technique

a)

transfer

b)

name calling

c)

testimonial

13.

Identify the technique

a)

transfer

b)

bandwagon

c)

name calling

14.

Which propaganda technique uses words that sound good but have little meaning?

a)

glittering generalities

b)

name calling

c)

transfer

d)

testimonials

15.

Which propaganda technique is being shown in this picture?

a)

name calling

b)

glittering generalities

c)

transfer

d)

testimonials

16.

Which propaganda technique is being shown in this picture?

a)

transfer

b)

plain folks appeal

c)

glittering generalities

d)

testimonials

17.

Which propaganda technique is being shown in this picture?

a)

transfer

b)

plain folks appeal

c)

testimonial

d)

glittering generalities

18.

What propaganda techniques probably use the rhetorical device of pathos?

a)

Card Stacking and Bandwagon

b)

Fear and Card Stacking

c)

Name Calling and Plain folks

d)

Fear and Glittering generalities

19.
Which propaganda technique BEST represents this picture?
a)
Loaded words
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Transfer
d)
Testimonial
20.
Which propaganda technique BEST represents this picture?
a)
Loaded words
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Transfer
d)
Testimonial
21.
Which propaganda technique BEST represents this picture?
a)
Loaded words
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Transfer
d)
Testimonial
22.
the technique that uses your feelings about one thing to get you to feel the same way about something else.
a)
Transfer
b)
Testimonial
c)
Card Stacking
d)
Glittering Generality
23.
a technique that is designed to send the message that a product or person is "just like you."
a)
Plain Folks
b)
Testimonial
c)
Transfer
d)
Tricks of the Trade
24.
using negative words and bad names to create fear and dislike for people
a)
Name Calling
b)
Plain Folks
c)
Transfer
d)
Testimonial
25.

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

a)

card stacking

b)

testimonials

c)

name calling

d)

bandwagon

26.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

testimonial

b)

plain folks

c)

name calling

d)

bandwagon

27.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

plain folks

b)

name calling

c)

card stacking

d)

bandwagon

28.

A candidate for Governor of Florida is seen at a local pizza shop shaking hands and talking with people. Which form of propaganda is this?

a)

bandwagon

b)

plain folks

c)

glittering generalities

d)

name calling

29.
a)
Testimonial
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Transfer
d)
Glittering Generalities
30.

uses "everyday people" to appeal to audiences

a)

appeal to authoirty

b)

appeal to fear

c)

plain folk

d)

bandwagon

31.

uses vague words and phrases

a)

glittering generalities

b)

testimonial

c)

stereotyping

d)

appeal to fear

32.

"Everyone else is doing it, you should too!"

a)

red herring

b)

stereotyping

c)

ad nauseum

d)

bandwagon

33.

uses famous people or figures to endorse/sell a product

a)

testimonial

b)

stereotyping

c)

ad nasuem

d)

red herring

34.

What is this ad an example of?

a)

Testimonial

b)

Glittering Generality

c)

Ad Nausuem

d)

Red Herring

35.
a)
Testimonial
b)
Name Calling
c)
Card Stacking
d)
Repetition
36.
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Transfer
c)
Card Stacking
d)
Name Calling
37.

A house insurance company provides a pamphlet that includes images of homes destroyed by wind, flood, fire, etc. This would be an example of. . .

a)

bandwagon

b)

fear

c)

glittering generality

d)

plain folks

38.
a)
Plain Folks
b)
Transfer
c)
Name Calling
d)
Testimonial
39.

"Your smoking harms your child" | What is this ad an example of?

a)

appeal to authority

b)

glittering generalities

c)

appeal to fear

d)

stereotyping

40.

Mrs. Jeanelyn is a domestic engineer. The underlined phrase is euphemism for?

a)

Caregiver

b)

Babysitter

c)

Housewife

d)

Domestic servant

41.

Melham is a big-boned kid. What is this a euphemism for?

a)

healthy

b)

thin

c)

fat

d)

joyful

42.

What propaganda techniques are used here?

a)

Testimonial

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Euphemism

d)

Fear

43.

What propaganda technique is used here?

a)

transfer

b)

glittering generalities

c)

fear

d)

name calling